LIST OF BAYELSA STATE COMMISSIONERS AND THERE PORTFOLIOS UNDER GOV DICKSON RESTORATION TEAM

LIST OF BAYELSA STATE COMMISSIONERS AND THERE PORTFOLIOS UNDER GOV DICKSON RESTORATION TEAM

By Mienpamo Onitsha Saint

Deacon James Dugo is to take charge of Local Government and Community Development; Mr. Mitema Obodor presides over the Ministry of Sports Development; Mr. Felix Tuodolor will head the Culture and Ijaw National Affairs Ministry; Mr. Francis Ikio, will oversee the Energy Ministry; Mrs. Sarafina Otazi, who is for Women and Social Development; Mrs. Marie Ebikake, takes over as Commissioner for Transport; Mr. Duate Iyabi will handle the Finance portfolio and Dr. Sylvanus Abila, who is entrusted with the responsibility of the Environment Ministry.


Mr. Akpoebide Alamieyeseigha will head the Youth Development Ministry; Mr. Furuebi Akene takes charge of lands and Survey; Agriculture and National Resources will be headed by Dr. Thomas Commander; Mr. Salo Adikumo will take charge of Education; Works and Infrastructure will be overseen by Mr. Lawrence Erudjakpo while Messrs James Agari, Mr. Kuroekigha Walter Ben – Wari and Mr. William Alamene are in charge of the Special Duties Ministry West, East and Central respectively.
Others are Mr. Ayakeme Massah (Trade Investment and Industry; Mr. Dein Binadoumene (Water Resources); Mr. Fred Obua (Special Projects Governor’s Office); Mr. Nelson Belief (Tourism Development); Mr. Ambrose Alfred (Employment and Manpower Development); Markson Fefegha (Information and Orientation); Mr. Zuwa Konugha; Mr. Gesiye Isowo (Federal Programmes and Projects) and Mr. Ball Oyarede (Housing and Urban Development).

MAINSTREET BANK PROMISES TO PARTNER BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT

MAINSTREET BANK PROMISES TO PARTNER BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT
The SSA to the Bayelsa State Governor on RESEARCH & SOCIAL MEDIA, Idumange John today visited the Mainstreet Bank Yenagoa to solicit the Bank's support to finance Small and Micro Enterprises in the State. During the working visit, the SSA met with the Branch Manager -Mr. Ginah Otonye and the Head of Operations Mr. Binaebi Timi at the head office at Ekeki, Yenagoa. The Branch Manager promised active partnership with the Governor HSD administration, adding that with the investment-friendly atmosphere being created by the present administration, there were oval possibilities that MAINSTREET Bank will do business with the BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT. He underscored the fact that Mainstreet Bank has a strong corporate culture and investor-friendly policies to encourage pro-poor policies and programmes.

From the foregoing, there is a possibility of partnership between the financial institution and the Bayelsa State in the areas of Agriculture, Housing and SMEs. When the relationship comes on stream, the benefits of the partnership would be mutually reinforcing.

GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

GOVERNMENT OF BAYELSA STATE OF NIGERIA
Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Research & Social Media
Government House, P.M.B.01, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State - Nigeria

THE 128 CHAMPIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN BAYELSA STATE: 2ND LIST OF AWARDEES BY THE OFFICE OF THE SSA ON RESEARCH & SOCIAL MEDIA

SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT FOR FRIENDS, AND SUPPORTERS OF GOVERNOR HENRY SERIAKE DICKSON & HIS DEPUTY REAR ADMIRAL GBORIBIOGHA JOHN JONAH Rtd.
The office of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Research & Social Media hereby presents the second list of SOCIAL MEDIA CHAMPIONS who supported Governor Henry Seriake Dickson & his Deputy Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah rtd. on the New Media before during & after the Elections
(1 ) COMRADE TIMI OLOMU
(2) MS. AGBAVWE ELOHOR DAISY.
(3) MS. MANDY OGAN ALIZIGHA.
(4) MS. MATILDA OSAIN.
(5) MS. ANITA ANGAYE.
(6) MR. EBIWIZZY BRASSBOY CAMERON.
(7) MR SAMUEL DORGU.
(8) MR SUNDAY FEKURUMOH
(9) MR. LAWAL AFRICAS.
(10) MR. FORTUNE GODSSON ALFRED
(11) ORLANDO IGOLO.M
(12) GREG ODUMO. M
(13) EDEIN-OUT KING PAUL.M
(14) MS. MAUREEN OKILO
(15) AKPOS AKOWE. M
(16) KARINA MATTHEW. F
(17) SYDNEY KEKEBHA. F
(18) FLORENCE CARIE OWUNARI. F
(19) KEMEKEDOUMENE TIMIDI. F
(20) PATRICIA AGAMA. F
(21. AJOKO EBI
(22) OGUN MAUREEN
(23) DOLCY BENWARRI
(24) ONDOTIMI AWUSA ROBINSON
(25) SONIA ETIFA
(26) BRANDON TONYE-ESELEMO
(27) VICTOR ISEREKE
(28) FRED BRISIBE
(29) BASIL UJOBOLO
(30) SYLVANUS PEREBOTARI
(31) EBIASUODE GODFREY MAC K
(32) RUTH OGIDIKPE
(33) TARE BOUBAI
(34) TIMI EBIDIGHI
(35) DISERE PUPRE DIDI
(36) ENIZE EZE TOMVIE
(37) GARRY STANLEY ENETIMI-EBIFIDE
(38) EREKAKE DANIEL
(39) CUSTOM EBIERE
(40) TOKONI OKIYEFA.
(41). PREYE LADEI
(42). MR. DOUBRA PEREZ EKRIKA
(43) MS. VICKY TIMIDI
(44) MR. ALEX BINWARE MUKORO
(45) MS. KARINA ALAGOA
(46) MR. DARLINGTON TIMIPA OTOBO
(47) MS. ESTHER RICHARDS
(48) MR. PRINCE MIKE YOUGH
(49) MR. KOLUBOWEI ZIPAMO
(50) MERIT DISEYE ANOMIETE
(51) COMRADE ROBINSON EREBI
(52) MS. MARY BRIGGS
(53) MS. JULIET TRUST
(54) MR. TARIBIO EDOGHOTU
(55) MR. MIKE BEKE
(56) MR. ALAGOA MORRIS
(57) MS. LORRAINE DONGHAGBEYI
(58) MR. MICHAEL AGUNOYIE
(59) MS ANNET DIEPREYE
(60) MR. MAYOMI ASUKU
(61) MR. ABRAHAM GOODHEAD
(62). MR. BARANAYE .B. JONAH
(63) MR. OGBOTITI PAYOLA PIUS
(64) MS. CATHERINE UMUKOROGHA
(65) MS.SOMINA HARRY
(66). DON AFORTUNADO IGBETA
(67). EREKAKE DANIEL
(68). KARINA MATTHEW
(69) MRS. HELEN BOB
(70) OMUNGU PATRICK
(71) MR. OTONYE NELSON-EBIMIE
(72) MS. KARINA MATTHEW
(73) ALAFA INALA
(74) PATRICK TAMARA
(75) MR. IKADERINYO FUROMFATE
(76) MR. KUMO GEORGE
(77) MR. GABRIEL JONAH
(78) MR. MONDAY GAMAGE
(79) MR. TERRY THOMAS
(80) MR. THOMAS LIVINGSTONE
(81) MS. BIYE IMBASI
(82) MRS. OJOKO
(83) MR. INIFIE O. IDE
(84) IBIRIMO I. IBIRIMO
(85) MARK IDUMANGE
(86) MS. RUBY I. NYANANYO
(87) COMRADE UTAVIE JEREMIAH WELLINGTON
(88) INIEMIEPRE OGUARA OGUARA
(89) AKPOS AKOWEI
(90) MS. MERCY MIPEN MIPEN
(91) MS. JAMES GILLOWEI
(92) MR. IDIBIYE DAVID
(93) MR. KOLA RICHARD
(94) MR. JACKSON KODEN
(95) MR. GODDAY EBUTU
(96) MR. ETULAN DOUGLAS
(97) MR. SAMUEL OFONGO
(98) MR. BEREDUGO LIVINGSTONE
(99) MR. AYERITE TUGUNIMIBOFA
(100) MR. OMARIKENE BHIENAMI
(101) MR. AKUMODOGIYO OLU
(102) MR. GODSPOWER BENAKIEGHA
103) MAGREGOR EMMANUEL
(104) OGBOSUOMOTE EDOGHOTU
(105) KUROYE GINAH
(106) AKPOS AKOWEI
(107) ABEKI INEYEKI
(108) MR.JACOB AROGO
(109) MISS. QUEENETH PERRY
(110) MR.BARAKUMO ODEDE
(111) MR. VIOLET JACKREECE
(112) MR. ROBINSON JACK
(113) MR. FEJIRO BAKPA
(114) DANISON VICTOR. M
(115) MR. JASPER AZUATALAM
(116) KENNETH ATHEKAME
(117) MR. IZIBE ITORO
(118) MR. MIEBI ALBERT
(119) MR. UGOCHUKWU JUNIOR NWUKE
(120) MR. UNION OYANDOGHA
(121) MS. FAITH PYT AGINDOTON
(122) EKIYOR MARTINS ODI
(123) MRS. ANITA B. BENAKIEGHA
(124) MR. AUSTIN BEBARA
(125) PRINCE ORAFRE AMAEGBE
(126) MR. OWEIBI GODSPOWER TARE
(127) MR. EBIMO DANIEL
(128) MRS. EBIYE WADIRI PUMODEI

THE AWARD CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE IN YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE. ACCORDINGLY, A DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED FOR THE FORMAL INDUCTION AND AWARD OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA CHAMPIONS TO FURTHER THE CAUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT BY THE RESTORATION ADMINISTRATION. BAYELSA STATE IS WORKING.
CONGRATULATIONS!

IDUMANGE John
SSA – RESEARCH & SOCIAL MEDIA
BAYELSA STATE
MAY 22, 2012

BAYELSA STATE GENERAL INFORMATION

Area :………………………………………………… 21,100 Sq.Km
Capital: ………………………………………........Yenagoa
Population: ……………………................... Estimated at 2,000,000
Website: www.bayelsa.gov.ng


CLIMATE AND VEGETATION
Bayelsa lies in the heaviest rainfall area in Nigeria, with heavy rain forest and a short dry season (from November to March).

TEMPERATURE
Humid: 300C (mean)

HISTORY
Bayelsa State was created on October 1, 1996 out of the old Rivers State. The name, Bayelsa, is an acronym of three former Local Government areas – Brass, Yenagoa and Sagbama – in the then Rivers State, which had earlier on comprised the entire area now constituting Bayelsa State. The then Brass LGA is what makes up the present Nembe, Brass and Ogbia Local Government Areas; the then Yenagoa LGA consist of the present Yenagoa, Kolokuma/Opokuma and Southern Ijaw Local Government Areas and the then Sagbama LGA is what makes up the present Sagbama and Ekeremor Local Government Areas.



The tradition in the old Rivers State, which is still the norm in Bayelsa State now, is the use of acronyms for local government areas. People referred to Brass Local Government Area as BALGA, for short; Yenagoa was simply YELGA, while Sagbama was SALGA. Since personalities from BALGA, YELGA, and SALGA made up the State Creation Movement prior to the 1996 exercise, the proposed name agreed upon was BAYELSA.


ADMINISTRATORS
Since its creation, Bayelsa State has had the following chief executives:
Navy Captain Philip Oladipo Ayeni (Military Governor: 1 October, 1996 – 28 February, 1997).
Police Commissioner Habu Daura (Acting Governor: 28 February, 1997 – 27 June, 1997).
Navy Capitain Omoniyi Caleb Olubolade (Military Governor: 27 June, 1997 – 9 July, 1998).
Lt. Col. Paul Edor Obi (Military Administrator: 9 July, 1998 – 29 May, 1999).
Chief Dr. Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha (JP) (first Executive Governor: 29 May 1999 – 9 December 2005)
Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (second Executive Governor: 12 December 2005 – 29 May 2007).
Chief Timipre Sylva (Executive Governor: 29 May 2007 - 16 April 2008)
Rt. Hon. Werinipre Seibarugu (Acting Governor: 16 April 2008 - 27 May, 2008)
Chief Timipre Sylva (Executive Governor: 27 May, 2008 - Date)

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LOCATION
Bayelsa State is geographically located within Latitude 04o 15’ North, 05 o 23’ South and longitude 05 o 22’ West and 06 o 45’ East. It shares boundaries with Delta State on the North, Rivers State on the East and the Atlantic Ocean on the West and South.

AREA
Bayelsa State is a picturesque tropical rain forest, with an area of about 21,110 square kilometres. More than three quarters of this area is covered by water, with a moderately low land stretching from Ekeremor to Nembe. The area lies almost entirely below sea level with a maze of meandering creeks and mangrove swamps. The network of several creeks and rivers in the South, all flow into the Atlantic Ocean via the major rivers such as San Bartholomew, Brass, Nun, Ramos, Santa Barbara, St. Nicholas, Sangana, Fishtown, Ikebiri Creek, Middleton, Digatoro Creek, Pennington and Dobo. The vegetation here is characterized by the mangrove forest. In the North, it has a thick forest with arable lands for cultivation of various food and cash crops.


PEOPLE AND LANGUAGE
There are four main languages in Bayelsa State, which are Izon, Nembe, Ogbia and Epie-Atissa. The predominant religions in the State are Christianity and Traditional worship. Bayelsa State has 24 first class traditional rulers (and many second and third class traditional rulers) recognized by the State Government.

OCCUPATION
The major occupations in the State are fishing, farming, palm oil milling, lumbering, palm wine tapping, local gin making, trading, carving and weaving.

COMMERCE, PETROLEUM AND INDUSTRY
Bayelsa State is a major oil and gas producing area and it contributes over 30% of Nigeria’s oil production. These are hundreds of oil wells and flow stations across the state. Oloibiri in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state is where oil was first struck in Nigeria in commercial quantities in 1956. Gas production activities are currently being intensified in the State. The LNG Gas Supply Plant that supplies 53% of the gas feedstock to the LNG plant in Bonny is located in Oluasiri in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. There is a proposed network of associated gas gathering pipelines from the Nembe Creek oilfields to the LNG plant. The major oil exploration and production companies operating in the State are Shell, Agip and ChevronTexaco.

The Kolo Creek Gas Turbine Project owned by the Bayelsa State Government supplies electricity to Yenagoa, the State Capital, and surrounding towns and villages.

In addition to oil and gas, the State has large reserves of clay, sand and gravel’s of importance to the industrial sector