Ekeremor is one of the eight

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(LGAs) in

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. It borders

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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 an estimated population of 431,950 at the 2024. The

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of the area is 561.

Demographics

Ekeremor LGA is home to members of the Ekeremor clan 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 thirty-One (31) Towns and villages listed below: * Azagbene * 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 * Ogbotobo

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. A former local government chairman, Dr. Bertola Perekeme, hailed the

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for upholding it’s a judgement on the Bayelsa State election. The current local government chairman is Onniye Isaac.

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 ( Bulgarian,

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) working for Peak Petroleum (a contractor working for Chevron/

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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

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