Performance scorecard for key state commissioners — assessed against their stated mandate and verified deliverables. Ratings reflect independent assessment as of April 2026.
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Fair
Mandate
Serve as the state's chief law officer, including representing the state in the 2023 election petition defence and various contract and land disputes.
Performance assessment
Held the justice portfolio through the successful defence of Diri's 2023 re-election at tribunal, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court, but also through a period in which the state lost a land case and faced a contempt hearing over an unpaid ₦1.06bn contractor judgment debt.
Fair
Mandate
Deliver the administration's road and infrastructure programme, including inherited strategic roads and the Angiama Bridge.
Performance assessment
Served through a period in which the Angiama Bridge neared completion and progress was made on the inherited Yenagoa-Oporoma-Ukubie Road; comprehensive independently verified project-completion data was not identified for this entry.
Fair
Mandate
Oversee water resources policy across the state's riverine terrain.
Performance assessment
Served through the standard term; independently verified sector-specific outcome data was not identified for this entry.
Fair
Mandate
Oversee matters relating to Ijaw cultural preservation, community development, and advocacy for the Ijaw ethnic group.
Performance assessment
Served through the standard term; independently verified sector-specific outcome data was not identified for this entry.
Fair
Mandate
Develop and implement policies enhancing the welfare of women and children and spearhead empowerment programmes.
Performance assessment
Served from 2023 to 2024; independently verified sector-specific outcome data was not identified for this entry.
Fair
Mandate
Oversee transport policy, having previously served as Commissioner for Special Duties (East) before redeployment.
Performance assessment
Redeployed to the Transport portfolio in April 2024 during the governor's second term; independently verified sector-specific outcome data was not identified for this entry.
Fair
Mandate
Oversee environmental policy, including responses to illegal mining, sand excavation, and deforestation.
Performance assessment
Implemented measures including the suspension of forest activities to address illegal mining and sand excavation across the state.
Fair
Mandate
Lead the re-established Ministry of Youth Development following its earlier dissolution.
Performance assessment
Served as the ministry's commissioner following its 2024 re-establishment; independently verified outcome data was not identified for this entry.
Fair
Mandate
Drive trade, industrial development, and investment attraction, having previously served as Commissioner for Mineral Resources.
Performance assessment
Reassigned to the Trade, Industry and Investment portfolio during a 2024 cabinet reshuffle; independently verified sector-specific outcome data was not identified for this entry.
Fair
Mandate
Oversee budget preparation and economic planning amid rapidly rising budgets and significant debt-service pressure.
Performance assessment
Reappointed to the Budget and Economic Planning portfolio in April 2024, during a period in which the state budget grew from ₦480.99bn (2024) to over ₦1tn (2026) while debt-service costs also rose sharply relative to IGR.