Douye Diri

Douye Diri
12th Governor of Bayelsa State
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 February 2020
DeputyLawrence Ewhrudjakpo
Preceded bySeriake Dickson
Senator for Bayelsa Central
In office
11 June 2019 – 11 February 2020
Preceded byEmmanuel Paulker
Succeeded byMoses Cleopas
Personal details
Born (1959-06-04) 4 June 1959 (age 65)
NationalityNigerian
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party
SpouseGloria Diri
Education
OccupationPolitician

Douye Diri (born 4 June 1959) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the governor of Bayelsa State since 2020.[1][2] He was the senator representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District from 2019 to 2020 in the 9th National Assembly.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Breaking: Douye Diri sworn-in as Governor of Bayelsa". P.M. News. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Diri and the changing face of Bayelsa - The Nation Newspaper". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ Iroanusi, QueenEsther (11 March 2019). "INEC releases list of elected senators, APC-62, PDP-37". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ Bello, Precious (11 July 2019). "Bayelsa guber: Senator Diri joins race". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 7 August 2019.