The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 16 November 2019 Bayelsa state governorship election, Chief David Lyon, has named Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo as his running mate.
Degi-Eremienyo is currently representing Bayelsa East in the Senate. He is Vice Chairman of both the Special Duties Committee and the Gas Resources Committee in the red chamber.
Degi-Eremienyo is a 1990 graduate of Agricultural Economics/Extension at the Rivers state University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt.
He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the same university.
The Deputy Governorship Candidate served as Bayelsa State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs under Governor Goodluck Jonathan.
