Hon. Erstus Awortu also known as Chief Barr. Erastus Awortu is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He was elected Mayor (Chairman) of the Andoni

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of Rivers State in 2021. Erastus Awortu is now popular name in Rivers State for restoring peace between ravaging cult groups in Andoni (Obolo) which had earned him many awards and accolades especially the revered Obolo traditional Chieftaincy title: "Ogwu - ibot - Esu I of Obolo Land", translated as the foremost

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of the

Obolo people The Obolo people (also called Andoni or Idoni) are an ethnic group in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Obolo people are found in Rivers State and Akwa Ibom State. They have historical relations with the Oron people, Ohafia, Igbo Ogoloma, Id ...

conferred on him by His Eminence, King (Dr.) I. U Otuo IX, JP. Okaan-Ama of ancient

Unyeada Kingdom The Unyeada Kingdom, sometimes referred to as "Ayanda" a corrupted version of Unyeada, is literally interpreted as (Unye Eda) "''prowess of Edabiri''". Unyeada is an ancient riverine settlement (Kingdom) located in western part of Obolo Land, a ...

during the 2022 edition of Unyeada Fishing Festival - Ijok-Irin.

Background

Erastus Awortu was born in

Asarama Asarama is a riverine city in Andoni, Rivers State, Nigeria. It borders Bori to the north, Nkoro to the east, Ngo to the south, and Bonny and the Kalabari Kingdom to the west. City Asarama is a city located in Rivers State, southern Nig ...

Town in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Career

Barr. Erastus Awortu is a practicing legal luminary, prior to his election in February 2021 as Andoni Council Boss. He was appointed the Special adviser on Niger Delta Development Commission matters by His Excellency, Chief Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, CON., Executive Governor of Rivers State. He also served as the Secretary of Board,

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where be performed his task meritoriously well

Awards/Recognition

Andoni Unity Carnival

The Chairman of Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chief Barr. Erastus Awortu is making efforts to attract investors to Andoni which is a Biodiversity hotspot in Nigeria. Because of quest in making the area economically viable, he initiated the Andoni Unity Carnival in 2021 which attracted hundreds of thousands tourists to the island Local Government Area . Many endangered species are residence on

Andoni Island Andoni Island is regarded as the most endemic island in Nigeria. Located at eastern fringe of the oil-rich Niger Delta in Rivers State, it is a picturesque barrier island carefully crafted by nature in resemblance of the shape of a Sha ...

especially the African forest elephant and hippopotamus which are common sights in the area. Marine species like the Green sea turtle, Dolphins and Whale seasonally visited the island. The Nigerian Conservation Foundation and a community-based conservation group, the Save Andoni Forest Elephant snd Ecosystem Initiative (Safe-i) in partnership with Andoni Local Government are working to call for the needed attention from both State and Federal government to protect the ecosystem on the Andoni Island.

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