Bayelsa State Executive Council, 2022

The Bayelsa State Executive Council is the highest Government body in the State and is headed by the Executive Governor of the State.

Below are members of the Bayelsa State Executive Council, 2022

SENATOR DOUYE DIRI

Executive Governor

SEN. LAWRENCE EWHRUDJAKPO

Deputy Governor

DR. FRIDAY BENSON

Secretary to State Government

BIOBELE CHARLES-ONYEMA

Head of Service

CHIEF BENSON AGADAGA

Chief of Staff

DR. PETER P. AKPE

Deputy Chief of Staff

TESUFA ALEX DUMBO

Deputy Chief of Staff

MR. IRORO KOMONIBO

Principal Secretary


BIRIYAI DAMBO (SAN)

Justice


HON. AYIBAINA DUBA

Information & Orientation


HON. MAXWELL EBIBAI

Finance


SURV. MOSES TEIBOWEI

Works & Infrastructure


HON. GENTLE EMELAH

Education


HON. EBITEI TONYON

Power


HON. FAITH OPUENE

Women Affairs & Social Development


HON. STANLEY BRABOKE

Labour, Employment & Productivity


HON. OTOKITO FEDERAL

Trade, Industry & Investment


CHIEF DAVID ALAGOA

Agriculture & Natural Resources


EBIDE ALAMIEYESEIGHA

Budget & Economic planning


CHIEF THOMPSON AMULE

Local Government & Chieftaincy Administration


MR. DANIEL B. IGALI

Youths & Sports Development


HON. ISELEMA GBARANBIRI

Enviroment


CHIEF EKISAH SINKUMO

Special Projects


DR. PABARA N. IGWELE

Health


HON. ESAU ANDREW

Lands & Housing


HON. GRACE IKIOTENNE

Transport


HON. ITI ORUGBANI

Culture & Tourism Development


HON. EBIERI JONES

Mineral Resources


DR. PROMISE EKIO

Communications, Science & Technology


HON. REX FLINT GEORGE

Special Duties – Central


HON. PREYE BRODERICK

Special Duties – East


CHIEF ERASMUS PATRICK

Ijaw National Affairs


HON. KEME WARIEBI

Water Resources


HON. OBOSI CHURSON

Special Duties – West


Reference: bayelsastate.gov.ng/executive-council/

Bayelsa is a state in Nigeria. It is located in the southern part of the country.

Created on October 1st, 1996 from the old Rivers State, it’s bounded to the east by Rivers State and west by Delta State, the beautiful waters of the Atlantic Ocean dominates its southern borders.

It has the longest coastline in the West African sub-region making the State a tourists destination.

Bayelsa State consists of 8 Local Government Areas:

Brass
Ekeremor
Kolokuma/Opokuma
Nembe
Ogbia
Sagbama
Southern Ijaw
Yenagoa

The name  Bayelsa is derived from a combination of acronyms of three Local Government Areas within its confines: Brass LGA (BALGA), Yenagoa LGA (YELGA), and Sagbama LGA (SALGA). The state is made up of 8 Local Government Areas; they are Ekeremor, Kolokuma Opokuma, Yenagoa, Nembe, Ogbia, Sagbama, Brass and Southern Ijaw.

The beautiful city of Yenagoa serves as the Capital City which plays host to most of the Government and private institutions.

Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Yenegoa

The four main languages spoken are Izon, Nembe, Ogbia and Epie-Atissa. Like the rest of Nigeria, English is the official language.

Bayelsa State has one of the largest crude oil and natural gas deposits in Nigeria. Bayelsa is often described as the cradle of Ijaw culture and tradition because of its rich culture and tradition that dates back to so many centuries.

Fishing is the major occupation of Bayelsa people because of the abundant creeks, lagoons, rivers and swamps within which commercial fishing is practiced. Over 200 species of fish can be found in the waters within and around the state. Fish oil extraction is a common economic activity throughout all the LGAs of the state, and the coastal areas abound in sea foods such as fish, oysters, crabs, lobsters, periwinkle et cetera. There are also sea animals such as Hippopotamus, manatee, crocodile etc. in the seas, rivers and streams that crisscross the state.

Food crops grown in the state include yam, cocoyam, banana, pineapple and plantain. Cash crops grown in the state include coconut, pears, oil palm and raffia palm. The potentialities for the development of these crops to feed local industries are very good. Technologies are being developed to reclaim land from mangrove swamps in order to cultivate food, especially lowland rice and the cash crops identified above on a large, commercial scale.

Location: Bayelsa is geographically located approximately within Latitude 4°15 North at the Southern part & 5°23 North at the Northern limit and Longitude 5°22 East at the Western part & 6°45 East at the actual Eastern limit. It is bordered by Delta State to the West, Rivers State to the East, the Atlantic Ocean to the South and both Rivers and Delta States to the North.

Geology: Domiciled within the lower delta plain believed to have been formed during the Holocene of the quaternary period by the accumulation of sedimentary deposits. The major geological characteristic of the state is sedimentary alluvium.

Soils: The major soil types in the state are young and shallow,(inceptisol Aquepts) and acid sulphate soils (Sulphaquepts). There are variations in the soils, some soil types occupy extensive areas whereas others are of limited extent. However, based on physio graphic differences, several soil units could be identified in the state.

Climate and Vegetation: Rainfall in the State varies in quantity from one area to another. The state experiences equatorial type of climate in the southern the most part and tropical rain towards the northern parts. The average monthly temperature is in the range of 25°C to 31°C. The hottest months are December to April.

Minerals:
With the largest crude oil reserve in the Niger Delta of Nigeria, the state produces over 40% of the country’s on-shore crude oil and vast quantities of associated gas. It also has large deposits of clay.