5-487: Ahoada West (also spelt Ehuda West) is a Local Government Area of Rivers State , Nigeria , located Northwest of Port Harcourt . It was extracted in 1996 in the General Sani Abacha military regime from the old Ahoada Local Government that makes up the present Orashi Region of Rivers State. Its seat is in the town of Akinima . The Local Government Area (LGA) comprises some Ekpeye speaking communities (mostly from
10-587: A local government council consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and other elected members, who are referred to as councillors. Each LGA is further subdivided into a minimum of ten and a maximum of twenty wards. A ward is administered by a councillor, who reports directly to the LGA chairman. The councillors fall under the legislative arm of the Local Government , the third tier of government in Nigeria, below
15-942: The North and West respectively. The boundary between Rivers and Bayelsa States from the west is located at Engenni. Towns and Villages that made up Ahoada West are: 1. Abarikpo 2. Agbo/Akogbologba 3. Ahoada 4. Akaramirin 5. Akinima 6. Akoh 7. Ala-Ahoada 8. Anakpa 9. Anwurugbokor 10. Better Land 11. Ebiriba/lkodi 12. Ebiro 13. Edeeha 14. Edeoha 15. Edugberi 16. Ekpene 17. Emeri 18. Ibrass 19. Idaki 20. Idu-Obosiuku 21. Idu-Osobile 22. Igbuduya 23. Igoria 24. Ihuaba 25. Ihuechi 26. Thugboko 27. Ihuowo 28. Ijuaje 29. Ikata 30. Isua 31. Isusa 32. Joinkprama 33. Kunusha 34. Mbiama 35. Membe 36. Oboh 37. Obolobolo 38. Obumeze 39. Ochigba 40. Odawu 41. Odereke 42. Odiabidi 43. Odiapiti Local Government Areas of Nigeria Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each administered by
20-623: The Ubie and Ibuduya clan) and Engenni and Ogbogolo communities. Thus there are three distinct languages namely, Ekpeye , Engenni and Ogbogolo . Ahoada West is one of the popular Local Government Areas in Rivers State which seats in the South South Region of Nigeria, and they are also have rich cultural heritage. The Orashi River criss-crosses which is at the lower basin of the Niger River,
25-483: The entire Local Government area and its vegetation is mainly a high dense rain forest . Thus, the occupations of the Ahoada West people are mainly farming, fishing, and hunting. Ahoada West Local Government Area is bounded by the following LGAs: Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, Abua/Odual Local Government Area, Ahoada East Local Government Area on the east, we have Besini and Yenagoa both of Bayelsa State on
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