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The 2015 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Bayelsa State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
The 2019 Bayelsa State House of Assembly election was held on March 9, 2019, to elect members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 24 seats were up for election in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly.
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The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Bayelsa State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
Abraham Ingobere is a Nigerian politician currently serving as the 7th speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly since 6 June 2023. Ingobere is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) representing Brass Constituency 3 in the state house of assembly. A 4th term member of the assembly, he served as the 6th speaker of the house and was re-elected speaker of the 7th assembly unchallenged on 6 June 2023. He was nominated for the speakership position by, Monday Bubou a member of the PDP representing Southern Ijaw Constituency 2 and seconded by Bernard Kenebai also of the PDP representing Sagbama Constituency 2 in the state assembly.
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- ↑ Report, Agency (2023-03-20). "#NigeriaDecides2023: PDP wins majority of Bayelsa Assembly seats declared so far". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "PDP secures 17 seats, APC 4, APGA 2 in Bayelsa assembly". Daily Trust. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2023-03-21). "PDP wins majority seats in Bayelsa House of Assembly". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2024-02-21.