Bayelsa State House of Assembly Members in 2018 and their names, designations constituencies and political parties

SN	Name	Designation	Constituency	Party
1	Rt. Hon. Friday K. Benson	Speaker	Southern Ijaw Constituency IV	PDP
2	Hon. Abraham Ingobere	Deputy Speaker	Brass Constituency III	PDP
3	Hon. Akpe Peter Pereotubo	Majority Leader	Sagbama Constituency I	PDP
4	Hon. Chief Mitema Obodor	Deputy Majority Leader	Ogbia Constituency I	PDP
5	Hon. Isreal Goli	Minority Leader	Brass Constituency I	PDP
6	Hon. Taribina Ebiye	Deputy Minority Leader	Kolokuma/Opokuma Constituency	APGA
7	Hon. Emmanuel Tonye Isenah	Chief Whip	Kolokuma/Opokuma Constituency I	PDP
8	Hon. Ball Oyarede	Member	Ekeremor Constituency I	PDP
9	Hon. Omonibeke Kemelayefa	Member	Ekeremor Constituency II	PDP
10	Hon. Michael Ogbere	Member	Ekeremor Constituency III	PDP
11	Hon. Salo Adikumo	Member	Sagbama Constituency III	PDP
12	Hon. Anapurere M. Awoli	Member	Ogbia Constituency II	PDP
13	Hon. Mrs. Naomi Ogoli	Member	Ogbia Constituency III	PDP
14	Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku Obiyai	Member	Yenagoa Constituency II	PDP
15	Hon. Emelah Gentle E.	Member	Yenagoa Constituency III	PDP
16	Hon. Ebi Ben Ololo	Member	Nembe Constituency I	PDP
17	Hon. Obiene Iniyobiyuo N.	Member	Nembe Constituency III	PDP
18	Mrs. Kate Owoko	Member	Southern Ijaw Constituency I	PDP
19	Hon. Monday Bubou Edwin O.	Member	Southern Ijaw Constituency II	PDP
20	Hon. Daniel Igali	Member	Southern Ijaw Constituency III	PDP
21	Princess Ingo Iwowari	Member	Nembe Constituency II	PDP
22	Hon. Parkinson Macmanuel	Member	Yenagoa Constituency I	PDP
23	Hon. Bernard S. Kenibai	Member	Sagbama Constituency II	PDP

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.

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.

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.