Bayelsa spends N26.1 bn on salaries for April and May.

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By Samuel Oyadongha & Emem Idio

The Bayelsa State government announced that it has spent a total of N26.1 billion on salary‑related components for April and May, while also receiving a gross Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) inflow of N76.1 billion for the same two months.

The disclosure was made by Technical Adviser on Treasury and Accounts, Timipre Seipolo, during the state’s Transparency Briefing for April and May 2026 in Yenagoa.

Seipolo provided a breakdown of the salary‑related payments: civil servant salaries were N7.74 billion in April and N7.78 billion in May; political appointee salaries were N1.95 billion in April and N1.97 billion in May.

Other salary components paid during the period included salary arrears, gratuity, pension arrears, grants to tertiary institutions, salary support to local government areas for primary school teachers, NYSC members’ allowance, and minimum wage arrears.

All salary‑related payments totaled N13.0 billion in April and N13.1 billion in May, bringing the combined total for the two months to N26.1 billion.

Seipolo also explained that the state received a gross FAAC inflow of N42.33 billion in April. The main contributors were derivation revenue of N27.27 billion, statutory allocation of N7.48 billion, Value Added Tax (VAT) of N6.33 billion, and non‑oil revenue of N1.24 billion.

In May, the state recorded a gross FAAC inflow of N52.81 billion, comprising N34.41 billion from derivation, N9.9 billion from VAT, N6.9 billion from statutory allocation, and N1.6 billion from non‑oil revenues.

Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiouwou Koku‑Obiyai, spoke at the briefing and reiterated the administration’s commitment to transparency and accountability, stressing that citizens have a right to know how public resources are managed.

She added that the government remains focused on delivering impactful projects across the state, including the Nembe‑Brass Road, Ekelemo‑Agge Road, a nine‑storey secretariat complex, and an Olympic‑sized stadium at Igbogene.

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