Abua–Odual ABOLGA | |
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| Nickname: Awe Abuan | |
| Motto: Land of Unity | |
 Interactive map of Abua–Odual | |
  Abua–Odual  Abua–Odual | |
| Coordinates:4°48′N6°48′E / 4.8°N 6.8°E /4.8; 6.8 | |
| 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) Ward 3: Daima Woodman (PDP) 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 asAbua/Odual) is aLocal Government Area inRivers State,Nigeria.[citation needed]Its headquarters is located in Ayama/Abua CentralAbua. The people of Abua are ofIjaw ancestry,. Abua is an ethnicity under the ijaw nation.[citation needed]It has an area of 704 km2 and a population of 282,988 at the 2006 census.[citation needed]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.Thepostal code of the area is 510102.[1]
Abua Odual LGA is home to over 213,905 people and has an estimated total size of 704 km2. The averagetemperature andhumidity in the area are 26 degreesCelsius and 83 percent, respectively.[3][4]
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