Obio-Akpor

Obio-Akpor
LGA
Country	Nigeria
State	Rivers State
Date created	3 May 1989
Seat	Rumuodomaya
Government
• Local Government Chairman	Ariolu C. George (PDP)
• Deputy Local Government Chairman	Chinyere Agbara (PDP)
• Governing Body	Obio-Akpor Local Government Council
• MHAs	Martins Amaewhule (PDP) Michael O. Chinda (PDP)
Area
• Total	100 sq mi (260 km2)
Population  (2006)
• Total	464,789
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
ZIP code	500102

Obio-Akpor is a local government area^[1] in the metropolis of Port Harcourt, one of the major centres of economic activities in Nigeria, and one of the major cities of the Niger Delta, located in Rivers State. The local government area covers 260 km² and at the 2006 Census held a population of 464,789. Its postal code or ZIP code is 500102. Obio-Akpor has its headquarters at . The original indigenous occupants of the area are the

Geography[]

Obio-Akpor is bounded by Port Harcourt (local government area) to the south, to the east, Ikwerre and Etche to the north, and Emohua to the west. It is located between latitudes 4°45'N and 4°60'N and longitudes 6°50'E and 8°00'E^{[citation needed]}.

Climate[]

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Geology and relief[]

Covering around 90 sq mi, Obio-Akpor is generally a lowland area with average elevation below 30 metres above sea level. Its geology comprises basically of alluvial sedimentary basin and basement complex. The thick mangrove forest, raffia palms and light rainforest are the major types of vegetation. Due to high rainfall, the soil in the area is usually sandy or sandy loam. It is always leached, underlain by a layer of impervious pan.^{[citation needed]}

Localities, towns and suburbs[]

The following localities, townships and suburbs, are within Obio-Akpor:

Government[]

Obio-Akpor is one of the 8 local government areas that formed the Rivers East senatorial district. It consists of 17 electoral wards administered by the Obio-Akpor Local Government Council. The council comprises the chairman who is the chief executive of the local government area, and other elected members who are referred to as councillors. The chairman is normally elected, but can, under special circumstances, also be appointed. He or she has the duty to supervise the activities of the local government, and preside over all meetings of the council.

Wards[]

Choba (ward) Elelenwo (3b) Oro-Igwe (ward) Ozuoba-Ogbogoro Rukpokwu (ward) Rumueme (7a) Rumueme (7b) Rumueme (7c) Rumuigbo (8a) Rumukwuta (8b) Rumuodara (ward) Rumuodomaya (3a) Rumuokoro (ward) Rumuokwu (2b) Rumuolumeni (ward) Rumuomasi (ward) Woji (ward)

Chairmen[]

To date, only 7 individuals have served as chairman of Obio-Akpor local government council. The list below does not include persons who have served as either a caretaker committee chairman or an administrator. For that information, see list of chairmen and caretaker committee chairmen of Obio-Akpor.

List of chairmen:

#	Name	Position	Took office	Left office	Comments
1	B.A. Worgu	chairman	May 1989	July 1989	Engineer
2	Ndumati Lawson Ndu	chairman	January 1991	June 1991	Chief
3	O.T. Weli	chairman	July 1991	June 1993	Engineer
4	L.W. Chukwu	chairman	April 1995	April 1996	JP
5	Freddy N.W. Ichegbo	chairman	April 1996	April 1997	Hon.
6	Ezenwo Nyesom Wike	chairman	1999	2002	Chief Barr.
7	Ezenwo Nyesom Wike	chairman	April 2004	June 2007	Chief Barr.
8	Timothy E. Nsirim	chairman	April 2008	April 2011
9	Timothy E. Nsirim	chairman	May 2011	November 2013	Hon.

Education[]

Colleges and universities[]

Obio-Akpor contains the following colleges and universities within its boundaries:

• Catholic Institute of West Africa
• Eastern Polytechnic, Rumuokwurusi
• Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni
• Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology, Rumueme
• University of Port Harcourt, Choba
• Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola, Port Harcourt
• Rivers State University, Mile 3, Port Harcourt

Primary and secondary schools[]

The region is home to several public and private schools for both elementary and secondary education. Below is a listing of schools operating in the local government area including those managed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt:

• Archdeacon Crowther Memorial Girls' School, Elelenwo
• Ash Merlyn International School, Elelenwo
• CITA International School, Rumuogba
• De World International Secondary School
• Emilio Piazza Memorial School, Rumuigbo
• Government Secondary School, Eneka
• Jephthah Comprehensive Secondary School
• La Pierre Angulaire High School
• , Elelenwo
• Loretto School of Childhood, Rumuigbo
• Marygold International School, Elelenwo
• Niger Delta Science School
• Shalom International School
• St Maria Goretti's School
• St. Benedict Immaculate Canadian Academy
• , Rumukwuta
• Topline Schools, Elelenwo
• Trans Amadi International School
• , Rumudara
• Woodville School
• ,

Media[]

Obio-Akpor is undoubtedly, one of the major hubs for media in Rivers State. Elelenwo is the location of Radio Rivers 99.1, the first government-owned FM radio station in the state, and the second FM radio station to launch in Nigeria. Also headquartered in the neighbourhood is Rivers State Television whose signal is received in parts of nine states.

In October 2003, DAAR Communications Plc launched its radio and television stations which are transmitted from Choba.^[2]

In 2008, Pidgin English radio station Wazobia FM 94.1 began broadcasting from its studios in Rumuosi.^[3]

Notable people[]

• John Azuta-Mbata, politician
• Monalisa Chinda, actress^[4]
• Tonto Dike, actress^[5]
• Frank Eke, former Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Eze Gbakagbaka of Ikwerre II^[6]
• Duncan Mighty (born 1983), musician^[7]
• Daisy W. Okocha, former Chief Judge of Rivers State
• Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State^{[citation needed]}
• Obi Wali, PhD, former distinguished senator, writer, activist^{[citation needed]}
• Okey Wali, SAN, former president of the Nigeria Bar Association^[8]

Julius Agwu, Nigeria stand-up comedian, actor, singer and MC^[9]

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