Abua–Odual
LGA in Rivers State, Nigeria
Abua–Odual ABOLGA | |
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Nickname: Awe Abuan | |
Motto: Land of Unity | |
4°49′47″N 6°34′3″E / 4.82972°N 6.56750°E / 4.82972; 6.56750 | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Rivers State |
Headquarters | Abua |
Date created | 1 October 1900 |
Government | |
• Local Government Chairman | Daniel E. O. Daniel (PDP) |
• Deputy Local Government Chairman | Igoma Laura Emnanuel (PDP) |
• Local Government Council | Ward 1: Engoni Barigoma (PDP) Ward 2: Daniel Abia (PDP) W
Ward 4: Imaotu Owen (PDP) Ward 5: Abinoye Raymond Oyil (PDP) Ward 6: Mercy Igenewari (PDP) Ward 7: Peter Udubu (PDP) Ward 8: Ipeghan Egemu (PDP) Ward 9: Sokari Okpokikpoy (PDP) Ward 10: Enogho Ebogidi Maclean (PDP) Ward 11: Koginami Okpokpo (PDP) Ward 12: Solomon Geoffrey Okpokpo (PDP) Ward 13: Abigo Odi Izaboh (PDP) |
Area | |
• Land | 272 sq mi (704 km2) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 282,988 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Abua–Odual (also spelled as Abua/Odual) is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is located in Ayama/Abua CentralAbua.
It has an area of 704 km2 and a population of 282,988 at the 2006 census. Abua consists of Otapha, Okpeden, Ogbo Abuan, and Emughan. Each has its ruler and a minimum of seven villages under it. Late Chief John Mark Miwori was a Justice of Peace in Emesu in 2007. The postal code of the area is 510102.[1]
References
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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Local government areas of Rivers State
- Abua–Odual
- Ahoada East
- Ahoada West
- Akuku-Toru
- Andoni
- Asari-Toru
- Bonny
- Degema
- Eleme
- Emohua
- Etche
- Gokana
- Ikwerre
- Khana
- Obio-Akpor
- Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni
- Ogu–Bolo
- Okrika
- Omuma
- Opobo–Nkoro
- Oyigbo
- Port Harcourt
- Tai
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