This is a very appalling and sad discovery that a serving Governor of a state that could not meet up its basic responsibility of paying hard working staffs their salaries and had owed payments for nearly one year is priding himself of hiring a fraudulent front and mercenary from the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago one Ms PATRICIA GARCIA-HENRY With Trinidad and Tobago International Passport # TB545544.
This foreign lady was appointed Director-General Bayelsa State Tourism Development Agency by the state Governor His Excellency Gov Seriake Dickson and the appointment was approved to take effect from the 10th of May 2017 with over half a million naira monthly salary and over $7000USD as monthly offshore maintenance allowance.
This is an insult to the sensibilities of hard working and law abiding citizens of Bayelsa State who have all the necessary qualifications to fill up that position of DG and this appointment have defiled the Nigerian Content Law of hiring Nigerians in local, state and federal levels before looking outside for expatriate empowerment .
The governor Dickson had shown reasons to believe that there is more to it than we could imagine with his careless nominations and appointments as recently observed in his appointment of Mrs Patience Jonathan as a Permanent Secretary during her reign as First Lady of the federation. This is condemn able and Governor Dickson should immediately withdraw such shameful appointment with immediate effect.
This Trinidadian lady from the Caribbean islands has no work authorization from the Nigerian Immigration, she has no proof of residency in Nigeria talk less Bayelsa State, what is the yard stick for her selection? whose interest is she protecting?, is she just a willing tool for money laundary across the caribbean islands for politicians or she is a mistress to the power that be in the state?
Whatever is the reason for short changing qualified citizens, posterity will not exonerate such cruelty and unpatriotism as showcased by the Government of Bayelsa State under Gov Henry Seriake Dickson
This lady from our sources is planning to seek for a Nigerian passport to cover up her identity as she currently possess several international passports such as Canadian, USA and T&T passports and is well known in her country of Trinidad as a Federal tax evader and high level racketeer of political opportunities and has the penchant of trafficking beauty queens for her cross boarder clienteles and paymasters.
Enough is enough, Ms Patricia Garcia Henry from Trinidad and Tobago must be stopped from circumventing positions meant for Nigerians in Nigeria.
Attached are recent pictures of Mrs Patricia Garcia Henry the newly appointed Director General of Bayelsa State Tourism and Development Agency
