Ekeremor
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| subdivision_name1 = Bayelsa State
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| leader_name = Onniye Isaac
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Ekeremor is one of the eight local government areas{{Cite web |title=Nigeria: Administrative Division (States and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/nigeria-admin.php |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=www.citypopulation.de}} (LGAs) in Bayelsa State,{{Cite web |title=Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands |url=https://bayelsastate.gov.ng/ |access-date=2022-03-10 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307180732/https://bayelsastate.gov.ng/ |url-status=dead }} Nigeria.{{Cite web|title=List of Local Governments in Bayelsa State|url=https://nigerianfinder.com/list-of-local-governments-in-bayelsa-state/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=nigerianfinder.com}} It borders{{Cite web |title=Border - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms |url=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/border |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Vocabulary.com |language=en-US}} Delta State{{Cite web |title=Delta State Government- The BIG Heart |url=https://www.deltastate.gov.ng/ |access-date=2022-03-10 |language=en-US}} and has a coastline of approximately 60 km on the Bight of Bonny. Its headquarters are in the town of Ekeremor in the northeast of the area.{{Cite web |title=Area - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms |url=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/area |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Vocabulary.com |language=en-US}}
It has an area of 1,810 km2 and an estimated population of 431,950 at the 2024.{{Cite web |title=MINA Ijaw Population Report 2024 Estimate {{!}} PDF {{!}} Nigeria |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/834960992/MINA-Ijaw-Population-Report-2024-Estimate |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Scribd |language=en}}
The postal code of the area is 561.{{cite web|title=Post Offices- with map of LGA |publisher=NIPOST |url=http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx |access-date=2009-10-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx |archive-date=2009-10-07 }}
Demographics
Ekeremor LGA is home to members of the Ekeremor clan of the Ijaw ethnic group. According to the Nigeria 2006 Census, Ekeremor LGA has a population of roughly 270,000 people (53% male, 47% female).Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette, Vol. 94, No. 24, 15 May 2007
List of Towns and Villages in Ekeremor Local Government Area
The Ekeremor LGA consists of thirty-One (31) Towns and villages listed below:{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=Media|date=2018-04-18|title=List Of Towns And Villages In Ekeremor L.G.A, Bayelsa State|url=https://www.medianigeria.com/list-of-towns-and-villages-in-ekeremor-bayelsa-state/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Media Nigeria|language=en-US}}
- Azagbene
- Aiegbe
- Aleibiri
- Amabulour
- Ananagbene
- Angalawei-gbene
- Ayamassa
- Bown-Adagbabiri
- Ebikeme-Gbene
- Eduwini
- Egbemo-Angalabiri
- Ekeremor
- Feremoama
- Fontoru-Gbene
- Isampou
- Isreal o-Zion
- Lalagbene
- Ndoro
- Norhene
- Obrigbene
- Ogbogbene
- Ogbosuwar
- Oporoma
- Oyiakiri
- Peretou-Gbene
- Tamogbene
- Tamu-Gbene
- Tarakiri
- Tietiegbene
- Toru-Foutorugbene
- Aghoro
- Ogbotobo
Politics
As of August 2007, Robinson Etolor was chairman of the local government council. However, there has been a long-running dispute over the post between Etulor and his predecessor Donald Daunemigha."Candidates' List Tears PDP Apart in Bayelsa", This Day, 4 August 2007.)
Ekeremor LGA sends three representatives to the Bayelsa State House of Assembly.
Bayelsa State Deputy Governor Peremobowei Ebebi is a native of Aleibiri town in Ekeremor LGA. Before becoming deputy governor, he represented Ekeremor I constituency in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly."Hostage takers and their new tricks", The Tide, 18 January 2008.
A former local government chairman, Dr. Bertola Perekeme, hailed the Supreme Court of Nigeria for upholding it’s a judgement on the Bayelsa State election.{{Cite web|date=2020-02-27|title=Ekeremor LG boss hails Supreme Court|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/02/ekeremor-lg-boss-hails-supreme-court/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}
The current local government chairman is Onniye Isaac.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-09 |title=PDP Sweeps Bayelsa Local Government Election, Wins All 8 Seats and 105 Wards |url=https://nigerianbulletin.com/ams/pdp-sweeps-bayelsa-local-government-polls-secures-eight-chairmanship-seats.4155/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Nigerian Bulletin - News, Lifestyle, Marketplace |language=en-US}}
Significant events
- December 2007: Pa Simon Ebebi, father of Bayelsa State Deputy Governor Peremobowei Ebebi was kidnapped at his home at Aleibiri. He was later released after an undisclosed ransom was paid."Hostage takers and their new tricks", The Tide, 18 January 2008.
- October 2007: Farmlands and residential homes in 21 communities in Ekeremor LGA were flooded. The communities affected by the flood were Amalka-Zion, Oboloseria, Aleibiri, Lalagbene, Angalaweigbene (1, 2, and 3)."Flood Wreaks Havoc In 21 Ekeremor Communities", Daily Independent, 19 October 2007.
- 16 July 2007: Two expatriates (Bulgarian, British) working for Peak Petroleum (a contractor working for Chevron/Texaco) were kidnapped and held in the village of Alabeni in Ekeremor LGA. The workers were kidnapped from the vessel Monipo by armed youths traveling in four speed boats. The Authentic Emancipation of the Movement for Peace and Development in the Niger Delta (EMOPEND) claimed responsibility for the abduction."Anxiety Mounts Over Health Of Expatriate Hostages", The Independent, 19 July 2007
Climate
Ekeremor, a local government in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The wet season is warm and overcast, the dry season is cloudy and hot, and it is oppressive all through the year. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 71 °F to 87 °F and is rarely below 64 °F or above 89 °F.