Senate · Bayelsa Central · 2027
Action Peoples Party (APP)Ayah Enetimi
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Ayah Enetimi (listed by INEC in 2022 as Ayah Enetimi Julius) is the Action Peoples Party (APP) candidate for Bayelsa Central Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026). INEC lists him as a 46-year-old man whose declared qualifications are the First School Leaving Certificate, NECO and a BSc. This is at least his third run for the same seat. He was the Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate in the Bayelsa Central senatorial by-election of 5 December 2020, won by Moses Cleopas of the PDP, and the Action Alliance (AA) candidate in the general election of 25 February 2023, won by Benson Konbowei of the PDP. His own vote totals, the details of his 2026 APP primary, his career and any public office were not found in public sources as of October 2026.
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Read the evidence · 5 sources
- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 2023 final list of candidates for national elections (archived by web.archive.org)
2022-09, p.30 SN 163: "163 BAYELSA BAYELSA CENTRAL AA Senate AYAH ENETIMI JULIUS None 42 M F.L.S.C NECO BSC"
163 BAYELSA BAYELSA CENTRAL AA Senate AYAH ENETIMI JULIUS None 42 M F.L.S.C NECO BSC
- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
2026-09-12, p.21 SN 17: "17 BAYELSA BAYELSA CENTRAL AYAH ENETIMI APP None 46 M FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE NECO BSC"
17 BAYELSA BAYELSA CENTRAL AYAH ENETIMI APP None 46 M FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE NECO BSC
- Daily Post
2020-12-07: "Cleopas polled 110,019 votes to defeat his closest Abel Efemowei of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 18,947."
Cleopas polled 110,019 votes to defeat his closest Abel Efemowei of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 18,947.
- Premium Times (read via r.jina.ai)
2023-03-04: "Mr Onyema said that Kombowei polled 51,202 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Tiwei Orumiegha of the APC."
Mr Onyema said that Kombowei polled 51,202 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Tiwei Orumiegha of the APC.
- Zikoko (Citizen)
2020-11-26: "Ayah Enetimi of the Young Progressive Party (YPP)"
Ayah Enetimi of the Young Progressive Party (YPP)
School years & education
Declared to INEC (2023 and 2027 final lists): First School Leaving Certificate, NECO and a BSc; institutions, field and years not published.
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
2026-09-12, p.21 SN 17: "17 BAYELSA BAYELSA CENTRAL AYAH ENETIMI APP None 46 M FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE NECO BSC"
17 BAYELSA BAYELSA CENTRAL AYAH ENETIMI APP None 46 M FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE NECO BSC
- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 2023 final list of candidates for national elections (archived by web.archive.org)
2022-09, p.30 SN 163: "163 BAYELSA BAYELSA CENTRAL AA Senate AYAH ENETIMI JULIUS None 42 M F.L.S.C NECO BSC"
163 BAYELSA BAYELSA CENTRAL AA Senate AYAH ENETIMI JULIUS None 42 M F.L.S.C NECO BSC
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At the ballot
2027 · Senatorial primary
Action Peoples Party · Won · Bayelsa · Bayelsa Central
Record notes
constituency: Bayelsa Central Senatorial District · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 17, p.21; INEC name: AYAH ENETIMI; age 46; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE NECO BSC
Read the evidence · 1 source
- inecnigeria.org
Ayah Enetimi — senatorial 2027
- inecnigeria.org
2023 · Senatorial election
Action Alliance · Lost · Bayelsa · Bayelsa Central
Record notes
Action Alliance candidate on INEC's 2023 final list (SN 163, as 'AYAH ENETIMI JULIUS', age 42, F.L.S.C NECO BSC). Konbowei (PDP) was declared winner with 51,202 votes (Premium Times, 4 Mar 2023); Ayah's own vote total not found.
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 2023 final list of candidates for national elections (archived by web.archive.org)
2022-09, p.30 SN 163: "163 BAYELSA BAYELSA CENTRAL AA Senate AYAH ENETIMI JULIUS None 42 M F.L.S.C NECO BSC"
163 BAYELSA BAYELSA CENTRAL AA Senate AYAH ENETIMI JULIUS None 42 M F.L.S.C NECO BSC
- Premium Times (read via r.jina.ai)
2023-03-04: "Mr Onyema said that Kombowei polled 51,202 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Tiwei Orumiegha of the APC."
Mr Onyema said that Kombowei polled 51,202 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Tiwei Orumiegha of the APC.
- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 2023 final list of candidates for national elections (archived by web.archive.org)
2020 · Senatorial election
Young Progressives Party · Lost · Bayelsa · Bayelsa Central
Record notes
Bayelsa Central senatorial by-election (seat vacated when Douye Diri became governor). Listed as 'Ayah Enetimi of the Young Progressive Party (YPP)' in the INEC final list as reproduced by Zikoko (26 Nov 2020). Cleopas (PDP) was returned with 110,019 votes (Daily Post, 7 Dec 2020); Ayah's own vote total not found.
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Zikoko (Citizen)
2020-11-26: "Ayah Enetimi of the Young Progressive Party (YPP)"
Ayah Enetimi of the Young Progressive Party (YPP)
- Daily Post
2020-12-07: "Cleopas polled 110,019 votes to defeat his closest Abel Efemowei of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 18,947."
Cleopas polled 110,019 votes to defeat his closest Abel Efemowei of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 18,947.
- Zikoko (Citizen)
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