Joseph Gerebo is the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) 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 51-year-old man whose declared qualifications are the First School Leaving Certificate and the Senior School Certificate.
He contested the same seat in the general election of 25 February 2023 as the Action Peoples Party…
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Joseph Gerebo is the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) 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 51-year-old man whose declared qualifications are the First School Leaving Certificate and the Senior School Certificate.
He contested the same seat in the general election of 25 February 2023 as the Action Peoples Party (APP) candidate (INEC listed him then as Gerebo Joseph, 47); the seat was won by Benson Konbowei of the PDP. His vote total, the details of his 2026 DLA primary, his career and any public office were not found in public sources as of October 2026.
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2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2023
Election participationReviewed record
2023 Senate election
Action Peoples Party · Bayelsa Central · Bayelsa
Result
Lost
Recorded winner
Benson Konbowei (PDP)
Action Peoples Party candidate on INEC's 2023 final list (SN 174, as 'GEREBO JOSEPH', age 47, FSLC SSCE). Konbowei (PDP) was declared winner with 51,202 votes (Premium Times, 4 Mar 2023); Gerebo's own vote total not found.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2027
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2027
Party primaryReviewed record
2027 Senate primary
Democratic Leadership Alliance · Bayelsa Central · Bayelsa
Primary result
Won
What this establishes
A party-stage result, not election to public office
Recorded winner
Joseph Gerebo
constituency: Bayelsa Central Senatorial District · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 21, p.21; INEC name: JOSEPH GEREBO; age 51; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC SSCE
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
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Party membershipReviewed record
Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA)
Democratic Leadership Alliance candidate for Bayelsa Central on INEC's final list (12 September 2026); date joined not found
An end date is not recorded for this membership.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
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Education on record
Declared to INEC (2023 and 2027 final lists): First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) and Senior School Certificate (SSCE); institutions and years not published.
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