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The Bayelsa State Executive Council (also known as, the Cabinet of Bayelsa State) is the highest governmental body that plays important roles in the Government of Bayelsa State headed by the Governor of Bayelsa State. It consists of the Deputy Governor, the Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff, Commissioners who preside over ministerial departments, and the Governor's special aides.
The Executive Council exists to advise and direct the Governor. Their appointment as members of the Executive Council gives them the authority to execute power over their fields.
The current Executive Council of Commissioners and Principal Officers also known as The Bayelsa State Cabinet [1] is serving under the Duoye Diri's administration.
Office | Incumbent |
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Governor | Douye Diri [2] |
Deputy Governor | Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo [3] |
Attorney General & Commissioner of Justice | Biriyai Dambo |
Commissioner of Finance | Maxwell Ebibai |
Commissioner of Budget & Economic Planning | George Flint |
Commissioner of Education | Hon. Dr. Emelah Gentle |
Commissioner of Lands & Survey | Barr. Perepuighe Biewari |
Commissioner of Power & Water Resources | Engr. Komuko Akari Kharin |
Commissioner for Special Duties (East Senatorial District) | Preye Broderick |
Commissioner for Special Duties (West Senatorial District) | Hon. Michael Magbisa |
Commissioner of Youths & Sports Development | Hon. Daniel Igali |
Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development | Mrs. Elizabeth Bidei |
Commissioner of Works & Infrastructure | Moses Teibowei |
Commissioner of Mineral Resources | Barr. Peter Afagha |
Commissioner of Trade, Industry & Investment | Dr. Ebieri Jones |
Commissioner for Labour, Employment and Productivity | Hon (Mrs) Koku Ebiuwou Obiyai |
Office | Incumbent |
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Director of the Aviation Services | Akpama Elizabeth Daitare |
Managing Director of Bayelsa Airlines | Henry O. Ungbuku |
Managing Director of the Bayelsa Dredging and Construction Company | Waritimi Amos |
Managing Director of the Bayelsa Geographic Information System | Igo Assembly Goin |
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bayelsa Hotels & Tourism | Enokie Kelvin Bribena |
Director-General of the Bayelsa Investment Promotion Agency | Patience Ranami Abah |
Director-General of the New Yenagoa City Development Agency | Emi Faloughi |
Executive Chairman of the Bayelsa Library Board | Seiyifa Koroye |
Managing Director of the Bayelsa Oil Company Limited | Dorgu Ebikabowei Charles |
Managing Director of the Bayelsa Property and Investment Company Limited | Doubra Godwin Konyefa |
General Managing Director of the Bayelsa State Agriculture Development Corporation | Helen Ajuwa |
Director-General of the Bayelsa State Co-operative Bureau | Joseph Enie Alla |
Director of the Bayelsa State Council for Arts and Culture | Payeboye Ebikomboere Festus-Lukoh |
Director-General of the Bayelsa State Directorate of Schools Inspection and Policy Services | Stella Peremoboere Ugolo |
Managing Director of the Bayelsa State Electricity Company Limited | Olice Kemenanabo |
Rector of the Bayelsa State Institute of Entrepreneurship | Ayekeme Masa |
Director-General of the Bayelsa State Medical Services Agency | Monica Azazi-Olarinde |
Director-General of the Bayelsa State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency | Ebiekure Jasper Eradiri |
General Manager of the Bayelsa State Newspaper Corporation | Alfred Egbegi |
Director-General of the Bayelsa State Partnership Agency | Stanley Enaibagba Braboke |
Chairman of the Bayelsa State Project Monitoring and Evaluation Board | Dio Wenapere Ambakederemo |
Director-General of the Bayelsa State Public Service Training Institute | Christian Telimoye Ikelemote |
Director-General of the Bayelsa State Tourism Development Agency | Patricia Garcia Henry |
Managing Director and the CEO of the Bayelsa Trading Company Limited | Faith Opene Orubo |
General-Manager of the Bayelsa Transport Company | Emomotimi Fanama |
Director-General of the Centre for Women Development | Naomi Ogoli |
Director-General of the Centre for Youth Development | Victor Okubonanabo |
Director-General of the Directorate of Diaspora Affairs | Charles Preye Zuofa |
General-Manager of the Directorate of Policy and Programmes | Idumange John Agreen |
Director-General of the Due Process Bureau | Amaebi Ikpitibo |
Head Marshall of the Education Safety Corps | Curbeth Aleibiri Mezeh |
Director-General of the Girl Child Protection Bureau | Juliet Puluzibe Zifawei |
Director-General of the Housing and Property Development Authority | Enokie Kelvin Bribena |
Provost of the Isaac Jasper Adaka Boro College of Education | Timothy Epidi |
Managing Director of the Izon Micro Finance Bank | Nengi Rufus-Spiff |
Director-General of the NGO’s and Civil Societies Agency | Joseph Glory Kemeagbeye |
Director of New Media | Ebizimor Koroye |
General-Manager of the Niger Delta Television | Tamarakuro Oweifei |
Executive Secretary of the Physical Planning and Development Board | Iboro Yilaziba Ige-Idaba |
General-Manager of the Radio Bayelsa (Glory FM 97.1) | Febabor Tari |
Director of Small Business Development at the Flour Mills, Port Harcourt | Prince Efere |
Director-General of the Special Services Bureau 1 for the Secretary to the State Government's Office | Iboro Yilaziba Ige-Idaba |
Acting Director-General of the State Action Committee on AIDS (SACA) | Lawrence Omoru |
Director of the Students’ Welfare | Florence Ogbotiti Amaso |
Director of VIP Protocol | David K. Nanakumo |
Office | Incumbent |
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Chairman of the Assembly Service Commission | Perediyegha Ajoko |
Chairman of the Bayelsa Committee on the Management and Control of Ranches | Shittu Mohammed |
Chairman of the Bayelsa Directorate of Project Monitoring and Evaluation Board | Wenepere Ambakederemo Dio |
Chairman of the Bayelsa Education Development Trust Funds Board | T. T. Isoun |
Chairman of the Bayelsa Emergency Management Agency Board | Zedekiah Isu |
Chairman of the Bayelsa Geographical Information Systems | Alex Ekiotenne |
Chairman of the Bayelsa Independent Electoral Commission | Bertola Perekeme |
Chairman of the Bayelsa Land Use and Allocation Committee | Joseph Akedesuo |
Chairman of the Bayelsa Micro-Finance Bank Limited | Francis Doukpola |
Chairman of the Bayelsa Physical Planning and Development Tribunal | Hon. Justice Y. E. Ogola |
Chairman of the Bayelsa State Health Service Scheme | Onyaye Euphemia Kunle-Olowu |
Chairwoman of the Bayelsa State Parks and Gardens | Roseline Endeley Princewill |
Chairwoman of the Bayelsa State Pensions Board | Jane Alek |
Chairman of the Bayelsa State Pilgrims Welfare Board | Ege Israel Eniyekenimi |
Secretary of the Bayelsa State Procurement Board | Ebikake Godwin Ebikipah |
Chairwoman of the Bayelsa State Science and Technology Education Board | Ayebaemi Spiff |
Chairman of the Bayelsa Water Ways Security Committee | Africanus Ukparasia |
Chairman of the Board of BDIC | Serena Dokubo-Spiff |
Chairman of the Board of the State Ecumenical Centre | Doutimi Patience Amatare |
Chairman of the Governing Council of the Bayelsa College of Health Technology | T.K.O Okorotie |
Chairman of the Local Government Pensions Board | Frazer Okuoru |
Chairman of the Physical Planning and Urban Development Board | Waribiegha Ebi Wanimi Wokojiezi |
Chairman of the Physically Challenged Person's Welfare Committee | Bishop Akponanabofa |
Chairman of SUBEB | Victor Okubonanabo |
Chairman of the Special Committee on the Niger Delta University | Stephen Odiowei |
Chairman of Swali Ultra - Modern Market Management Committee | Kemelayefa Festus Akpowei |
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