Ekeremor

Ekeremor
LGA and town
Ekeremor
Coordinates: 5°3′N 5°47′E / 5.050°N 5.783°ECoordinates: 5°3′N 5°47′E / 5.050°N 5.783°E
Country	Nigeria
State	Bayelsa State
Area
• Total	1,810 km^2 (700 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
• Total	270,257
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix	561
ISO 3166 code	NG.BY.EK

Ekeremor is one of the eight local government areas (LGAs) in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. It borders Delta State 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.

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

The postal code of the area is 561.^[1]

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).^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]
• 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).^[6]
• 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.^[7]

References

1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
2. Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette, Vol. 94, No. 24, 15 May 2007
3. "Candidates' List Tears PDP Apart in Bayelsa", This Day, 4 August 2007.)
4. "Hostage takers and their new tricks", The Tide, 18 January 2008.
5. "Hostage takers and their new tricks", The Tide, 18 January 2008.
6. "Flood Wreaks Havoc In 21 Ekeremor Communities", Daily Independent, 19 October 2007.
7. "Anxiety Mounts Over Health Of Expatriate Hostages", The Independent, 19 July 2007