Bayelsa Sets Up Committees To Oversee 30th Anniversary Celebrations

The Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday inaugurated six sub-committees, as it begins preparations for the 30th Anniversary celebration of the creation of the state on 1st October.

Inaugurating the sub-committees in Government House, the Deputy Governor, Dr. Peter Akpe, explained that Bayelsa countless reasons to appreciate God for what He has done for its land and people in the 30 years of its existence, especially in the area of development.

Dr. Akpe charged the sub-committees to come up with proposals for the various activities and events for the celebration within the next two weeks in line with their respective terms of reference, stressing that strategic things had to be done to make the anniversary significant and historic.

According to him, the three-day programme of activities for the anniversary celebration, which commences on the 29th of September, will be preceded by two weeks of commissioning of public infrastructural projects completed by the Prosperity Administration.

The Bayelsa Number Two Man further clarified that events penciled down for the celebration include a cultural carnival, boat regatta, anniversary lecture, sporting events, state banquet and awards night, amongst others.

The sub-committees are the Awards Sub-Committee chaired by His Majesty King Bubaraye Dakolo; the Sports Sub-Committee headed by Hon.Daniel Igali, while the Lecture Sub-Committee has Prof. Stephen Olali as its Chairman.

Others are the Mega Praise Sub-Committee jointly chaired by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Peter Akpe, and the Managing Director of Premium Trust Bank, Dr. Emmanuel Emiefenim; the Cultural Sub-Committee headed by Rt. Hon. Monday Bubou-Obolo, and the Publicity Sub-Committee with the Commissioner for Information, (Mrs) Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai as Chairman.

Credit: Doubara Atasi, Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Deputy Governor,
Bayelsa State – Wednesday 29 July, 2026.