Eastern Obolo

Eastern Obolo is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 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][6]

Eastern Obolo (Eastern Andoni)
LGA
Eastern Obolo (Eastern Andoni)
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 4°32′0″N 7°42′0″E
Country Nigeria
StateAkwa Ibom State
Government
 • TypeLocal Government
 • ChairmanVictoria G. Tallick

leader title = Vice

leader name = Nte Friday
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Location
A view of the Obolo River, Eastern Obolo, Nigeria

Eastern Obolo 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 to the north by Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, northeast by Onna, west by Ikot Abasi, southeast by Ibeno Local Government Area and in the south by the Atlantic Ocean.

Culture

The cultural heritage is not restricted to the people; rather, to the entire Niger Delta with unique traditional dressing synonymous with "Etibo" and "Wurkor".

Natural resources

Eastern Obolo has abundant mineral deposits with onshore and offshore oil wells at Elekpon, Iko Town, Otunene and Iko-Nta/Obianga. There is a fishing depot at Educwink, Elekpon, Agan-asa. Forest reserves include mangrove, iroko, raffia, rubber, kolanurt, coconut, peas, and mango.

Commerce

Eastern Obolo tradespeople are predominantly fishermen, with over 65 per cent involved in active fishing.

People

The people are a mixture of Andoni and Iko extractions; strong cultural affinity exists among the people. It has a total landmass of 117,008 square kilometers with an estimated shoreline 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
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  2. "Coconut Oil Refinery project: A-Ibom govt assures community on compensation". Vanguard News. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  3. "A/Ibom to compensate community in establishing coconut oil refinery". BusinessDay. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  4. "Ikon Abasi, Mkpat Enin, Eastern Obolo LGAs get coconut plantation, refinery". theeagleonline.com.ng. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  5. Ndimele, Ozo-Mekuri (2016-02-22). Language Endangerment: Globalisation and the Fate of Minority Languages in Nigeria. M & J Grand Orbit Communications. ISBN 9789785412727.
  6. 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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