successor birth_place office term_start article_title term_end name
john brambaifa sagbama lga , bayelsa state , nigeria senator for bayelsa west 29 may 1999 tupele-ebi diffa
 29 may 2003 emmanuel w tupele-ebi diffa
tupele-ebi diffa

emmanuel w tupele-ebi diffa was elected senator for the bayelsa west constituency of bayelsa state , nigeria at the start of the nigerian fourth republic , running on the alliance for democracy -lrb- ad -rrb- platform .
he took office on 29 may 1999 .
after taking his seat in the senate in june 1999 he was appointed to committees on petroleum , environment , niger delta and social development & sports .
he was appointed deputy whip for the ad in the senate .
in december 2002 there were rumors that diffa was planning to seek reelection on the people 's democratic party -lrb- pdp -rrb- platform , without first formally leaving the ad .
