In a bid to aid the speedy development of the state, the Bayelsa State House of Assembly has granted Governor Douye Diri a request of N2.9 billion car loan.
The governor had asked for the loan to enable his administration purchase operational vehicles for himself, the deputy governor, and others.
A lawmaker, Hon. Monday Buluo-Obolo, raised a motion on the floor of the Assembly, on Wednesday, urging it to grant the request as it would ensure the smooth running of the new government.
Hon. Buluo-Obolo convinced members of the Assembly that the proposed loan facility has a repayment plan of 36 months, adding that other projects by the government would not be affected.
The motion was unanimously supported by other lawmakers.
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Speaker of theAssembly, Hon. Abraham Ingobere, said the House would convey the approval of the loan request to Governor Diri.
The governor was sworn-in on February 14, following the INEC compliance to the Supreme Court ruling that sacked the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s David Lyon as the governor-elect.
Governor Diri took the Oath of Office and Allegiance as the fifth executive governor of the State.
The governor’s request for the N2.9 billion loan to purchase new vehicles raises the question of what might have happened to the cars used during the immediate past administration of former governor Seriake Dickson.
