6
Total tracked
4
Kept
1
Partial / mixed
1
Broken
Kept
Partial / mixed
Broken
In progress
Kept
The promise
Declared free and compulsory education for all Bayelsans at primary and post-primary level in his inaugural address on 14 February 2012, as the centrepiece of his 'Restoration Agenda'.
Assessment
Delivered free tuition, boarding-school provision and scholarships throughout the tenure, and the state recorded higher rankings in national examinations as a result.
Kept
The promise
Promised improved school buildings and facilities to support the free-education policy.
Assessment
Rehabilitated about 400 primary and secondary schools and built three model schools per local government area, complete with staff quarters and administrative blocks.
Partial
The promise
Promised improved roads and rural access as part of the Restoration Agenda.
Assessment
Delivered road projects and urban and transport infrastructure that opened previously inaccessible communities, though the state's broader infrastructure gap remained a challenge given Bayelsa's terrain and limited federal allocation.
Kept
The promise
Promised to reform Bayelsa's weak IGR base, setting the state revenue board a monthly target of ₦600 million (up from ₦500 million).
Assessment
Annual IGR rose from ₦4.5 billion in 2012 to ₦13.6 billion in 2018.
Broken
The promise
Campaigned on accountable, transparent governance.
Assessment
The EFCC later alleged Dickson misappropriated ₦32.5 billion in state funds and failed to fully declare posh UK properties; Dickson said the properties were pre-governorship family investments funded by loans repaid from his salary and savings.