US EditionNigeria: Bayelsa Gov Picks RCCG Pastor As Deputy
Pastor Peter Pereotubo Akpe, with extensive civil service and legislative experience, was appointed deputy governor to fill the vacancy left by the late Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.
- On Tuesday, the Bayelsa Assembly approved Pastor Peter Pereotubo Akpe as deputy governor after Governor Douye Diri named him and the assembly read the governor's letter.
- Following the vacancy left by Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who died on December 11, 2025, the assembly approved the appointment of Pastor Peter Akpe on February 24, 2026.
- Records indicate Akpe served as a legislator and civil servant, including roles as Majority Leader and in the deputy governor's office, with a long Bayelsa civil service history.
- Local ties surfaced as, when Akpe briefly appeared at the plenary, he was asked to `take a bow and go,' and he shares maternal roots in Ayamasa community, Ekeremor Local Government.
- As a pastor in Yenagoa and native of Ebedebiri, Akpe currently serves as Pastor of RCCG Province 1, Yenagoa, linking his local ties and church leadership.
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Diri's Chief of Staff, Pastor Peter Akpe emerges Bayelsa Deputy Governor
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has approved the appointment of Peter Akpe as the Deputy Governor of the state. The Assembly gave the approval during plenary on Tuesday. The appointment followed the death of erstwhile deputy governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who slumped and died in December 2025 Ewhrudjakpo was buried on January 30, 2026, in his hometown, Ofoni, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Akpe, a pastor, served as Chief of…
Peter Akpe becomes Bayelsa deputy Governor - THE AUTHORITY NEWS
By Myke Agunwa The Bayelsa State House of Assembly during plenary on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Pastor Peter Pereotubo Akpe as the Deputy Governor of the state. Akpe, who arrived at the Assembly complex to chants from supporters, was, in line with parliamentary tradition. asked by lawmakers to take a bow and leave in recognition of his previous service as a former Majority Leader of the House, Before his nomination, Akpe served as Chief…
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