Senate · Bayelsa West · 2027
Labour Party (LP)Sapre-Obi Ebipoado Andrew
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Before the ballot,
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Sapre-Obi Ebipoado Andrew is the Labour Party (LP) candidate for Bayelsa West Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026). INEC lists him as a 72-year-old man whose declared qualifications are the First School Leaving Certificate, the West African School Certificate, a BSc and an MSc. The party's Bayelsa ticket was contested inside a divided Labour Party: a primary held by the Bayelsa LP executive, whose state chairman Eneyi Zidougha backs Julius Abure in the national leadership dispute, announced Elohim Commander Tamarau-emi John as its Bayelsa West candidate (Leadership, 1 June 2026), but INEC's final list carries Sapre-Obi. The date and result of the primary that nominated him, his career and any earlier public office were not found in public sources as of October 2026.
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- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
2026-09-12, p.23 SN 37: "37 BAYELSA BAYELSA WEST SAPRE-OBI EBIPOADO ANDREW LP None 72 M FSLC WASC BSC, MSC"
37 BAYELSA BAYELSA WEST SAPRE-OBI EBIPOADO ANDREW LP None 72 M FSLC WASC BSC, MSC
- Leadership (Okem Mbah)
2026-06-01: "Among those who emerged was Elohim Commander Tamarau-emi John, who clinched the party’s ticket for Bayelsa West Senatorial District."
Among those who emerged was Elohim Commander Tamarau-emi John, who clinched the party’s ticket for Bayelsa West Senatorial District.
School years & education
Declared to INEC (2027 final list): First School Leaving Certificate, West African School Certificate, a BSc and an MSc; institutions, fields and years not published.
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
2026-09-12, p.23 SN 37: "37 BAYELSA BAYELSA WEST SAPRE-OBI EBIPOADO ANDREW LP None 72 M FSLC WASC BSC, MSC"
37 BAYELSA BAYELSA WEST SAPRE-OBI EBIPOADO ANDREW LP None 72 M FSLC WASC BSC, MSC
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At the ballot
2027 · Senatorial primary
Labour Party · Won · Bayelsa · Bayelsa West
Record notes
constituency: Bayelsa West Senatorial District · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 37, p.23; INEC name: SAPRE-OBI EBIPOADO ANDREW; age 72; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC WASC BSC, MSC · Primary dispute: a Bayelsa LP primary held by the state executive of chairman Eneyi Zidougha (who backs Julius Abure in the party's leadership dispute) announced Elohim Commander Tamarau-emi John as the Bayelsa West candidate (Leadership, 1 June 2026); INEC's final list carries Sapre-Obi Ebipoado Andrew. Date and votes of the primary that nominated him not found.
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- inecnigeria.org
Sapre-Obi Ebipoado Andrew — senatorial 2027
- Leadership (Okem Mbah)
2026-06-01: "Among those who emerged was Elohim Commander Tamarau-emi John, who clinched the party’s ticket for Bayelsa West Senatorial District."
Among those who emerged was Elohim Commander Tamarau-emi John, who clinched the party’s ticket for Bayelsa West Senatorial District.
- inecnigeria.org
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