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Bayelsa State

A federating state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Yenagoa. The governor is elected under section 176 of the 1999 Constitution.

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Governor of Bayelsa State

Douye DiriAppointed 2020 · APC

What the Constitution says

  • 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.

  • s.48

    Each state elects three senators, one per senatorial district, and the FCT elects one: 109 in all.

  • s.49

    The House of Representatives has 360 members, each elected by one federal constituency of roughly equal population.

Where it appears in the news

  • Bayelsa evacuates lunatics from streets

    Sep 30, 2026

    The Bayelsa State Government has evacuated about 15 persons experiencing mental health challenges from the streets of Yenagoa metropolis for medical attention, rehabilitation and possible reintegration into society. The exercise, which is being carried out by

    dailytrust.com ↗

  • We paid N1.5m each to attend C’wealth Games – SWAN president

    Sep 29, 2026

    The President of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Comrade Isaiah Benjamin, has lamented the financial burden and limited opportunities faced by Nigerian sports journalists at international assignments. Benjamin, who spoke in Yenagoa during his

    dailytrust.com ↗
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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