Ekeremor is one of the eight

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(LGAs) in

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. It borders Delta State and has a

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of approximately 60 km on the

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. Its headquarters are in the town of Ekeremor in the

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of the area. It has an area of 1,810 km² and a population of 270,257 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 561.

Demographics

Ekeremor LGA is home to members of the

Ekeremor clan The Ekeremor tribe (Operemor, Operemo) of the Ijaw people inhabits Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa State and Burutu Local Government Area, Delta State in southern Nigeria. Important Ekeremor settlements include: Ekeremor, Ojobo (Ozobo), Am ...

of the

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ethnic group. According to the Nigeria 2006 Census, Ekeremor LGA has a population of roughly 270,000 people (53% male, 47% female).

List of Towns and Villages in Ekeremor Local Government Area

The Ekeremor LGA consists of twenty eight (28) Towns and villages listed below: * 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

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. Ekeremor LGA sends three representatives to the

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State Deputy Governor Peremobowei Ebebi is a native of Aleibiri town in Ekeremor LGA. Before becoming deputy governor, he represented Ekeremor I

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in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. Ekeremor local government Chairman Dr. Bertola Perekeme has hailed the

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for upholding it’s a judgement on the Bayelsa State election.

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. * 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). * 16 July 2007: Two

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s (

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) working for Peak Petroleum (a contractor working for

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) 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

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(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.

References

{{Bayelsa State Local Government Areas in Bayelsa State Populated coastal places in Nigeria