Bayelsa State House of Assembly members and their committees, 2008

House of Assembly members in Bayelsa State and their committees, 2008

Committees of the House, Special Committee, Selection Committee

SNName Position
1.Rt. Hon. Werinipre Seibarugu (Speaker)Chairman
2.Hon. Nestor K. Binabo (Deputy Speaker)Member
3.Hon. Nadu Karibo (Leader)Member
4.Hon. Dein Benadoumene (Chief Whip)Member
5.Hawkins Kalabo (Deputy Leader)Member
6.Hon. (Mrs) Ruby Benjamin (Deputy Whip)Member
7.Hon. (Chief) Robert A. EnoghaMember
8.Hon. Alfred EgbaMember
9.Clefk Of The HouseMember

Rules and Business Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Nadu KariboChairman
2.Hon. Dein BenadoumeneMember
3.Hon. Hawkins KalaboMember
4.Hon. (Mrs) Ruby BenjaminMember
5.Nemine GeoffreySecretary

House Services Committee

SNNamePosition
1.Hon. Alokpa A. AaronChairman
2.Hon. James AyobeghaMember
3.Hon. Amalanyo YousuoMember
4.Hon. (Mrs) Ruby BenjaminMember
5.Hon. Alfred EgbaMember
6.Owudogu KoziSecretary

Public Petition Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Nestor K. BinaboChairman
2.Hon. Ebiotu Seleke TimiebiMember
3.Hon. Empere EbamughaMember
4.Hon. Dorgu KuroakeghaMember
5.Hon. Delight IgaliMember
6.Tovie MarkbereSecretary

Public Accounts Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Alokpa A. AaronChairman
2.Hon. James AyobeghaMember
3.Hon. Obuebite R. JonathanaMember
4.Hon. Nadu KariboMember
5.Hon. Dorgu KuroakeghaMember
6.Erepamo OtuoghaSecretary

  Standing Committee

Appropriation, Finance and Economic Planning Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Alfred GebaChairman
2.Hon. (Chief) Robert A. EnoghaMember
3.Hon. Nestor BinaboMember
4.Hon. Amalanyou YousuoMember
5.Hon. Nadu KariboMember
6.Nemine GeoffreySecretary

Public Service and Establishment Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. (Chief) Robert A. EnoghaChairman
2.Hon. Aaron A. AlokpaMember
3.Hon. Walamam IgrubiaMember
4.Hon. Alfred EgbaMember
5.Hon. (Chief) Robert A. EnoghaMember
6.Erepamo OtuoghaSecretary

Ethics and Privileges Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Walamam IgrubiaChairman
2.Hon. Hawkins KalaboMember
3.Hon. Dorgu KuroakeghaMember
4.Hon. Amalanyo YousuoMember
5.Aaron TimiyeMember

Labour Employment and Productivity Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Binabo K. NestorChairman
2.Hon. Fanama ImomotimiMember
3.Hon. Aaron A. AlakpaMember
4.Hon. Chief Sam AtekiMember
5.Mangi RobinsonSecretary

Lans, Housing and Property Development Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Dorgu KuroakeghaChairman
2.Hon. Alfred EgbaMember
3.Hon. Robert EnoghaMember
4.Hon. Aaron A. AlokpaMember
5.Hon. Obuebite R. JonathanMember
6.Aaron TimiyeSecretary

Human Rights Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Komonibo EbiunduChairman
2.Hon. Empere EbamughaMember
3.Hon. Walamam IgrubiaMember
4.Hon. Otobo Noah OpusiriMember
5.Hon. Franlin OteleMember
6.Owudogu KoziSecretary

Genders and Social Development Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. (Mrs.) Ruby BenjaminChairman
2.Hon. James AyobeghaMember
3.Hon. Dorgu KuroakeghaMember
4.Hon. Obuebite R. JonathanMember
5.Hon. Nestor K. BinaboMember
6.Solomon SeiyefaSecretary

Water Resources Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Egba AlfredChairman
2.Hon. Dein BenadoumeneMember
3.Hon. Robert EnoghaMember
4.Hon. Nestor BinaboMember
5.Hon. (Mrs.) Ruby BenjaminMember
6.Owudogu KoziSecretary

Information and Culture Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. (Chief) Robert A. EnoghaChairman
2.Hon. Dein BenadoumeneMember
3.Hon. Nadu KariboMember
4.Hon. Komonibo EbiunduMember
5.Hon. James AyobeghaMember
6.Erepamo OtuoghaSecretary

Youths/Sports and Conflict Resolution Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Aaron A. AlokpaChairman
2.Hon. (Chief) Robert EnoghaMember
3.Hon. Dein BenadoumeneMember
4.Hon. James AyobeghaMember
5.Hon. Imomotimi FanamaMember
6.Solomon SeiyefaSecretary

Nddc and Special Project Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Obuebite R. JonathanChairman
2.Hon. Hawkins KalaboMember
3.Hon. Nestor BinaboMember
4.Hon. Walamam IgurbiaMember
5.Hon. Dorgu KuroakeghaMember
6.Mangi RobinsonSecretary

Anti-Corruption Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Dein BinadoumeneChairman
2.Hon. Amalanyo YousuoMember
3.Hon. Egba AlfredMember
4.Hon. Nadu KariboMember
5.Hon. James AyobeghaMember
6.Solomon SeiyefaSecretary

Energy Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Nadu KariboChairman
2.Hon. Amalanyo YousuoMember
3.Hon. (Mrs.) Ruby BenjaminMember
4.Hon. Obuebite R. JonathanMember
5.Hon. Aaron A. AlokpaMember
6.Sunday JosiahSecretary

Agriculture and Natural Resourves Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Walamam IgurbiaChairman
2.Hon. Hawkins KalaboMember
3.Hon. Komonibo EbiunduMember
4.Hon.Nestor BinaboMember
5.Hon. Imomotimi FanamaMember
6.Sunday JosiahSecretary

Justice Judiciary Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Empere EbamughaChairman
2.Hon. Franklin OteleMember
3.Hon. James AyobeghaMember
4.Hon. Dein BenadoumeneMember
5.Hon. Chief Sam AtekiMember
6.Adogu KentSecretary

Commerce and Industry Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Walamam IgrubiaChairman
2.Hon. Imomotimi FanamaMember
3.Hon. (Mrs.) Ruby BenjaminMember
4.Hon. Dorgu KuroakeghaMember
5.Hon. (Chief) Robert EnoghaMember
6.Tovie MarkbereSecretary

Petroleum and Environment Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Fanama ImomotimiChairman
2.Hon. James AyobeghaMember
3.Hon. Egba AlfredMember
4.Hon. Dein BenaboumeneMember
5.Hon. Aaron A. AlokpaMember
6.Mangi RobinsonSecretary

Local Government and Rural Development Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. James AyobaghaChairman
2.Hon. Amalayou YousuoMember
3.Hon. (Mrs.) Ruby BenjaminMember
4.Hon. Dein BenadoumeneMember
5.Hon. Imomotimi FanamaMember
6.Aaron TimiyeSecretary

Justice Judiciary Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Empere EbamughaChairman
2.Hon. Franklin OteleMember
3.Hon. James AyobeghaMember
4.Hon. Dein BenadoumeneMember
5.Hon. Chief Sam AtekiMember
6.Adogu KentSecretary

Commerce and Industry Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Walamam IgrubiaChairman
2.Hon. Imomotimi FanamaMember
3.Hon. (Mrs.) Ruby BenjaminMember
4.Hon. Dorgu KuroakeghaMember
5.Hon. (Chief) Robert EnoghaMember
6.Tovie MarkbereSecretary

Petroleum and Environment Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. Fanama ImomotimiChairman
2.Hon. James AyobeghaMember
3.Hon. Egba AlfredMember
4.Hon. Dein BenaboumeneMember
5.Hon. Aaron A. AlokpaMember
6.Mangi RobinsonSecretary

Local Government and Rural Development Committee

SNName Position
1.Hon. James AyobaghaChairman
2.Hon. Amalayou YousuoMember
3.Hon. (Mrs.) Ruby BenjaminMember
4.Hon. Dein BenadoumeneMember
5.Hon. Imomotimi FanamaMember
6.Aaron TimiyeSecretary

Reference: bayelsa.gov.ng/StateAssembly-Summary.htm

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.