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Agriculture and other Natural Resources
The State is endowed with arable lands, rich and diversified marine life and an abundant forestry. Some of the agricultural resources would be delineated under Food Crops, Timber Trees and Non-timber Forest Products.
Food Crops: Oil Palm, Rubber, Coconut, Ginger, Rice, Sugar Cane, Citrus, Pineapples, Bananas, Plantain, Yam, Cassava, Cocoyam, Sweet Potatoes, Maize, and Pawpaw.
Timber Trees: Iroko, Lagos Mahogany, Iron Wood, African Walnut, Opepe, Black Afara, White Afara, Ogea, Sangha, Abura, Silk Cotton Tree, Red Mangrove, Teak, Melina Tree, and Neem.
Non-Timber Forest Products: Bread Fruit, Ube (Peer), Udara, Kola Nut, Bitter Kola, Tawain, Arigogo, Groundnut (Apapa), Raffia Palm, White Mangrove, Dogonyaro, Enge, Aziza, Alligator Pepper (Fesari), Piassava, The Cane Plant, and Indian Bamboo. Based on the abundant resources, the State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources has embarked on a programme of forest preservation. Consequently, certain areas in the State have been proposed for preservation. These are
BAYELSA STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
HIS EXCELLENCY CHIEF TIMIPRE SYLVA - EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF BAYELSA STATE
HIS EXCELLENCY RT. HON. PEREMOBOWEI EBEBI - DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF BAYELSA STATE
HON. GIDEON EKEUWEI - SECRETARY TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT
BARR. MSA EBIMOGHAN, mni - HEAD OF SERVICE
MR. SAMMY OGBUKU - CHIEF OF STAFF, GOVERNMENT HOUSE
HONOURABLE COMMISSIONERS
ANTHONY GEORGE IKOLI (SAN) - ATTORNEY-GENERAL & COMM. FOR JUSTICE
DR. SYLVA OPUALA-CHARLES - FINANCE/BUDGET PLANNING
DR. AZIBAPU GODBLESS ERUANI - HEALTH
MRS. JOSEPHINE IZONBODO - EDUCATION
ENGR. EMMANUEL FRANK-OPIGO - WORKS & TRANSPORT
HON. MAXWELL OKO - ENERGY
HON. EBI ALFRED OTIOTIO - WATER RESOURCES
MRS. VICTORIA DENENU - ENVIRONMENT
CHIEF DIEKIVIE B. IKIOGHA - AGRICULTURE
HON. WARIPAMOWEI DUDAFA - LOCAL GOVT. & RURAL DEV.
MR. IBOMO KENEGUA - COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
CHIEF ASARA A. ASARA - INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS
CHIEF AYAKEME E. WHISKY - HOUSING
ELDER BETHEL AMABEBE - SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
HON. BEKEAKPO ETIFA - YOUTHS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION & EMPOWERMENT
MISS DORA ORU - GENDER & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
HON. JOHN D. IYEKOROGHE - SPECIAL DUTIES (CENTRAL)
CHIEF BENNETH OWEI-ZALA - SPECIAL DUTIES (EAST)
MR. STEPHEN OGOLA - SPECIAL DUTIES (WEST)
MR. KESIYE FRANK-OPUTU - SPECIAL DUTIES (GOVERNOR’S OFFICE)
SPECIAL ADVISERS
AMB. EMMANUEL OSEIMIEGHA OTIOTIO - POLITICAL MATTERS
HON. OBEDIENT EMOTOR - LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
HON. ISRAEL SUNNY GOLI - YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
CHIEF BRIGHT AGAGAOWEI - LABOUR & PRODUCTIVITY MATTERS
MR. FAMOUS DAUNEMIGHA - MOBILISATION
MRS. VIVIEN ERE-IMANANAGHA - GENDER EMPOWERMENT
BARR. DENNIS OTIOTIO - LEGAL MATTERS
DR. IBILATE DADIKI - HEALTH SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
MRS. CHARLOTTE ALLISON-JOHN - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CHIEF SONME OGILOGI - SPECIAL DUTIES, GOVERNOR’S OFFICE
BAYELSA STATE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
THE SENATE
SEN. HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI - BAYELSA WEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT
SEN. EMMANUEL PAULKER - BAYELSA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT
SEN. NIMI BARIGHA-AMANGE - BAYELSA WEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HON. CLEVER IKISIKPO - OGBIA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
HON. NELSON BELIEF - NEMBE/BRASS FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
HON. WARMAN OGORIBA - YENAGOA-KOLOKUMA/OPOKUMA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
HON. SERIAKE H. DICKSON - SAGBAMA/EKEREMOR FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
HON. DONALD EGBERIBIN - SOUTHERN IJAW FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
BAYELSA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
RT. HON. WERINIPRE SEIBARUGU - RT. HONOURABLE SPEAKER
HON. NESTOR K. BINABO - DEPUTY SPEAKER
HON. NADU S. KARIBO - CHIEF WHIP
HON. CHIEF VICTOR SAM ATEKE - BRASS CONSTITUENCY I
HON. AMALANYO YOUSUO - BRASS CONSTITUENCY II
HON. RUBBY BENJAMIN - BRASS CONSTITUENCY III
HON. AARON ALOKPA - EKEREMOR CONSTITUENCY I
HON. EBIOTU SELETIMIBI - EKEREMOR CONSTITUENCY II
HON. DEIN BENADOUMENE - EKEREMOR CONSTITUENCY III
HON. EBIUNDU KOMONIBO - KOLOKUMA/OPOKUMA CONSTITUENCY I
HON. FINI TERAH ANGAYE - KOLOKUMA/OPOKUMA CONSTITUENCY II
HON. JONATHAN OBUEBITE - NEMBE CONSTITUENCY I
HON. JAMES AYOBAGHA - NEMBE CONSTITUENCY II
HON. OTOBO NOAH OPUSIRI - NEMBE CONSITITUENCY III
HON. ROBERT ENOGHA - OGBIA CONSTITUENCY II
HON. WALAMAM IGRUBIA - OGBIA CONSTITUENCY III
HON. EMOMOTIMI FANAMA - SAGBAMA CONSTITUENCY I
HON. EBAMUGHA EMPERE - SAGBAMA CONSTITUENCY III
HON. KUROAKEGHA DORGU - SOUTHERN IJAW CONSTITUENCY I
HON. HAWKINS DIO KALABO - SOUTHERN IJAW CONSTITUENCY II
HON. DELIGHT IGALI - SOUTHERN IJAW CONSTITUENCY III
HON. KONBOWEI BENSON - SOUTHERN IJAW CONSTITUENCY IV
HON. ALFRED EGBA - YENAGOA CONSTITUENCY I
HON. FRANKLIN OTELE - YENAGOA CONSTITUNECY III
ELDER P. K. GEORGE - CLERK OF THE HOUSE