Warri South is a

Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

of Delta State,

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. Its headquarters is in the city of

Warri The city of Warri is an oil hub within South-South Nigeria and houses an annex of the Delta State Government House. Warri City is one of the major hubs of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. Warri and her twin city, Uvwie are the commercial c ...

. It has an important sea port in the country and is the commercial nerve centre of the state, With Dr.

Tidi Michael Dr Tidi Michael Ejueyitsi (born 15 September 1980) is the 15th and current local government chairman of Warri south local government area, Delta State Nigeria. He was born to Joshua Oritsetimeyin Tidi and late Princess Roli Lizzy Emiko. Tidi Mic ...

as the current local government chairman. The area is predominantly riverine with large expanses of mangrove forests and has a land. It harbors many industrial establishments including all the major oil companies operating in Nigeria. It is home to the Urhobo,

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and itsekeri people. Warri South Is Made Up Of four kingdoms namely; # Okere-Urhobo Kingdom # Agbarha Kingdom #

Warri Kingdom The Kingdom of Warri, Warri Kingdom or Iwere Kingdom, (Itsekiri: ''Oye Iwere'') was established in 1480, was part of the Nigerian traditional states ancestrally based in Ode-Itsekiri, Warri South LGA, Delta State, Nigeria with a palace erec ...

# Ogbe-Ijoh kingdom It has an area of 633 km and a population of 303,417 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 332.

Governance

Warri South local government like every other local government area in Nigeria runs two arms of government as enshrined in the 1999 constitution. The two arms are the executive and the legislature. The executive is made up of the chairman, the deputy chairman, supervisors and secretary to the local government. The legislature is made up of the speaker, deputy speaker, majority and minority leaders. The table below provides the list of Chairmen that has administered Warri South Local Government from the time it was created.

Social Infrastructure

Warri South local government area has lots of schools (public and private), health facilities, means of transport, tourism and recreational facilities.

Education

There are over 100 schools in Warri South Local Government with these evenly spread between public and private. The College of Education Warri is located at Edjeba, Warri. Popular schools in Warri includes the following. * 1. Dom Dom Mingos * 2. Hussey College * 3. Nanna College * 4. Dore Numa * 5. Uwangue College

Health Facilities

Several hospitals and other health facilities are based in Warri. The main hospital in Warri is the General Hospital Warri, which caters for all the people who mainly can't afford the cost of private care. Each area has a health centre which serves as the place for primary care for most people. There are also lots of clinics, chemists, pharmacies, etc. Other popular hospitals in Warri * 1. Lily Hospital * 2. Westend Hospital * 3. Capital Hill * 4. The Sage Clinic

Governance

Social Infrastructure

Education

Health Facilities

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