Senate · Bayelsa Central · 2027
Zenith Labour Party (ZLP)Josiah Famvie
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Josiah Famvie is the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) 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 47-year-old man whose declared qualifications are the First School Leaving Certificate, a NECO certificate and a PhD. In the Bayelsa State governorship election of 11 November 2023 he was the ZLP's deputy governorship candidate, as running mate to Simeon Karioru; INEC declared the PDP's Douye Diri the winner. Details of his 2026 ZLP Senate primary, his career and the institution of his doctorate were not found in public sources as of October 2026.
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Read the evidence · 3 sources
- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
2026-09-12, p.22 SN 28: "28 BAYELSA BAYELSA CENTRAL JOSIAH FAMVIE ZLP None 47 M FSLC NECO PHD"
28 BAYELSA BAYELSA CENTRAL JOSIAH FAMVIE ZLP None 47 M FSLC NECO PHD
- Vanguard (read via r.jina.ai)
2023-11-11: "ZLP Simeon Karioru and Josiah Famvie"
ZLP Simeon Karioru and Josiah Famvie
- Daily Post
2023-11-13: "DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Diri, winner of the November 11 election."
DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Diri, winner of the November 11 election.
School years & education
Declared to INEC (2027 final list): First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC), NECO certificate and a PhD; institutions, fields and years not published.
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
2026-09-12, p.22 SN 28: "28 BAYELSA BAYELSA CENTRAL JOSIAH FAMVIE ZLP None 47 M FSLC NECO PHD"
28 BAYELSA BAYELSA CENTRAL JOSIAH FAMVIE ZLP None 47 M FSLC NECO PHD
A working life
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Life outside
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At the ballot
2027 · Senatorial primary
Zenith Labour Party · Won · Bayelsa · Bayelsa Central
Record notes
constituency: Bayelsa Central Senatorial District · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 28, p.22; INEC name: JOSIAH FAMVIE; age 47; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC NECO PHD
Read the evidence · 1 source
- inecnigeria.org
Josiah Famvie — senatorial 2027
- inecnigeria.org
2023 · Deputy Gubernatorial election
Zenith Labour Party · Lost · Bayelsa
Record notes
Zenith Labour Party deputy governorship candidate, running mate to governorship candidate Simeon Karioru, in the Bayelsa State governorship election of 11 November 2023. INEC declared PDP's Douye Diri (175,196 votes) the winner over APC's Timipre Sylva (110,108); the ZLP ticket's vote count was not found.
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- Daily Post
2023-11-13: "DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Diri, winner of the November 11 election."
DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Diri, winner of the November 11 election.
- Vanguard (read via r.jina.ai)
2023-11-11: "ZLP Simeon Karioru and Josiah Famvie"
ZLP Simeon Karioru and Josiah Famvie
- Daily Post
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Corruption & public accountability
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Campaign record last checked 14 October 2026
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