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Bayelsa State

Residents of Bayelsa State elect a governor, three senators, 5 members of the House of Representatives, and the Bayelsa State House of Assembly.

Governor of Bayelsa State

Douye DiriSince 2020 · APC

Your next elections

  • President, your senators and House membersSat, 16 Jan 2027
  • GovernorOff-cycle: expected November 2027
  • Bayelsa State House of AssemblySat, 6 Feb 2027

Your 2027 election guide: check your registration, collect your PVC, find your polling unit.

Your senators

three per state
  • BF

    Benson Friday Konbowei

    Bayelsa Central · PDP

  • Benson Agadaga

    Bayelsa East · PDP

  • Seriake Henry Dickson

    Bayelsa West · PDP

Your members of the House of Representatives

5 federal constituencies

  • Marie Enenimiete Ebikake

    Brass/Nembe · PDP

  • FA

    Fred Agbedi

    ekeremor sagbama · PDP

  • Agbedi Yeitiemone Frederick

    Sagbama/Ekeremor · PDP

  • Rodney Ebikebina Ambiowei

    Southern Ijaw · PDP

  • Abonsizibe Oforji Obuku

    Yenagoa/Kolokuna/Opokuma · PDP

Your state legislature

Bayelsa State House of Assembly makes laws for the state and approves its budget.

People of Nigeria elects Bayelsa State. s.176–179: Each state’s voters elect its Governor. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the state’s local government areas.Umar NamadiUba SaniAbba Kabir YusufDikko Umaru RaddaNasir IdrisAhmad AliyuDauda LawalAhmadu Umaru FintiriBala MohammedBabagana ZulumMuhammad Inuwa YahayaAgbu KefasMai Mala BuniUmo EnoDouye DiriBassey OtuSheriff OborevworiMonday OkpebholoSiminalayi FubaraAlex OttiCharles SoludoFrancis NwifuruPeter MbahHope UzodinmaBiodun OyebanjiBabajide Sanwo-OluDapo AbiodunLucky AiyedatiwaAdemola AdelekeSeyi MakindeHyacinth AliaNyesom WikeAhmed Usman OdodoAbdulRahman AbdulRazaqAbdullahi SuleMohammed Umar BagoCaleb MutfwangNORTH WESTNORTH EASTSOUTH SOUTHSOUTH EASTSOUTH WESTNORTH CENTRALSTATES & GOVERNORSHOUSES OF ASSEMBLYAbuja, Federal Capital TerritoryPeople of Nigeria
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