Early lifeProfile record
Born
Douye Diri was born on 4 Jun 1959.
Current office
Douye Diri
Governor of Bayelsa State
This term: 29 May 2023–present
THE PERSON- State
- Bayelsa
- Country
- Nigeria
Current party · membership recordAll Progressives CongressAPCHow to reach
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- All Progressives Congress (APC) national secretariat: No. 40 Blantyre Street, Wuse II, Abuja, Nigeria. This is the party’s office, not this person’s.Suggest one
Public life, in context
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Politician serving as Governor of Bayelsa State since 2020. Sworn in following a Supreme Court ruling. Former Senator representing Bayelsa Central.
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A life in the public record.
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1959
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElectedProfile record
Governor
Bayelsa
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- APC
- Term
- Bayelsa Governorship Cycle 2023-2027
2025
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Moved from PDP to APC on 2025-11-03.
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Education on record
NCE, College of Education, Port Harcourt; BEd Political Science, University of Port Harcourt
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Party membershipReviewed record
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Previous party before moving to APC; original joining date unknown. Departure recorded 2025-10-15.
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The Bayelsa State purse
As Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri presides over Bayelsa State's public finances.
Bayelsa State's approved budget for 2026 is ₦1,016,000,000,000 (about ₦1.0T).
Bayelsa State budget 2026Bayelsa State received ₦324,425,945,310 (about ₦324.4B) in FAAC federal allocations between January and July 2026.
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