Eastern Obolo

Eastern Obolo (Eastern Andoni)
LGA
Eastern Obolo (Eastern Andoni)
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 4°32′0″N 7°42′0″E / 4.53333°N 7.70000°E / 4.53333; 7.70000Coordinates: 4°32′0″N 7°42′0″E / 4.53333°N 7.70000°E / 4.53333; 7.70000
Country  Nigeria
State Akwa Ibom State
Government
 • Type Local Government
 • Chairman

Victoria G. Tallick leader title = Vice

leader name = Loveday Ekoyork
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Eastern Obolo is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State with its headquarters located in Okoroete. There are two clans in Eastern Obolo namely the Iko clan and the Okoroete clan.[1][2][3][4][5]

Location

A view of the Obolo River, Eastern Obolo, Nigeria

It is located in the Niger Delta fringe between Imo and Qua Iboe Rivers estuaries and lies between latitudes 4° 28` and 4° 53` and longitudes 7° 50` and 7° 55` East. It is bounded in the North by Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, North East by Onna,West by Ikot Abasi, South East by Ibeno Local Government Area and in the South by the Atlantic Ocean.

Culture

The cultural heritage is not restricted to the people. Rather the entire Niger Delta with unique traditional dressing synonymous with “Etibo” and “Wurkor“

Natural Resources

Abundant mineral deposits with onshore and offshore oil wells at Elekpon, Iko Town, Otunene and Iko-Nta/Obianga. Fishing depot at Educwink, Elekpon, Agan-asa. Forest reserves include mangrove, iroko, raffia, rubber, kolanurt, coconut, peas, mango etc.

Commerce

Predominantly fishermen with over 65 per cent involved in active fishing.

People

The people are a mixture Andoni and Iko extractions; strong cultural affinity exists among the people.lt has a total landmass of 117,008square kilometers with an estimated shoreline of about 184 km long. The official language is the Obolo language which is also spoken in the Andoni local government area of Rivers State.

Population

Males Females TOTAL:
30,003 30,540 60,543
* Source: 2006 National Census
  1. ↑ "Coconut Oil Refinery project: A-Ibom govt assures community on compensation". Vanguard News. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  2. ↑ "A/Ibom to compensate community in establishing coconut oil refinery". BusinessDay. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  3. ↑ "Ikon Abasi, Mkpat Enin, Eastern Obolo LGAs get coconut plantation, refinery". theeagleonline.com.ng. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  4. ↑ Ndimele, Ozo-Mekuri (2016-02-22). Language Endangerment: Globalisation and the Fate of Minority Languages in Nigeria. M & J Grand Orbit Communications. ISBN 9789785412727.
  5. ↑ Ndimele, Ozo-Mekuri; Constatine, Yuka, Lendzemo (2016-07-25). Issues in Contemporary African Linguistics: A Festschrift for Oladele Awobuluyi. M & J Grand Orbit Communications. ISBN 9789785412789.

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