The Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Monday Bubou-Obolo, has stepped down.
His stepping down followed the recent inauguration of Senator Duoye Diri as the Governor of the state.
Both men are from the same senatorial district (Bayelsa Central Senatorial District).
Meanwhile, members of the house have elected the Deputy Speaker, Abraham Ngobere, as the new Speaker of the Assembly.