Bayelsa State traditional rulers: Name, class, title, area, position

① FIRST CLASS TRADITIONAL RULERS

SN	NAME	TITLE, AREA	POSITION
1	HRM KING JOUSHA IGBAGARA (OON:PEN:TRM:JP)	IBENANAOWEI OF OYAIKIRI	CHAIRMAN
2	HRM KING JONATHAN B. KUBOR OFR (JP)	IBENANAOWEI OF BASSAN	VICE CHAIRMAN
3	HRM KING JOSHUA W. S. IGBUGBURU X (CON: JP)	IBENANAOWEI OF BOMO	MEMBER
4	HRM KING ALFRED DIETE-SPIFF OFR (JP)	AMANAYANABO OF TWON BRASS	MEMBER
5	HRM KING DR. H. S. SEIMOKUMOH MFR (JP)	PERE OF TARAKIRI	MEMBER
6	HRM KING N. S. ORIANZI (JP)	IBENANAOWEI OF OLODIAMA	MEMBER
7	HRM KING S. F. AMGBARE II DINMA (JP)	IBENANAOWEI OF OGOIBIRI-MEIN	MEMBER
8	HRM KING M.A. OGBOGI (JP)	OBENBHAN OF OLOIBIRI	MEMBER
9	HRM KING M.O. AGARA (JP)	IBEDAOWEI OF KOLOKUMA	MEMBER
10	HRM KING DRESSMAN BIDI	IBENANAOWEI OF OPOROMA	MEMBER
11	HRM KING JONES S. AKADAH MON (JP)	PERE OF KUMBOWEI	MEMBER
12	HRM KING AUGUSTINE EBIKEME (JP)	PERE OF OPOROMOH	MEMBER
13	HRM KING GEORGE A. LAWSON	OBENABHAN OF EMEYAL	MEMBER
14	HRM KING P. OKOYA (JP)	IBENANAOWEI OF EKPETIAMA	MEMBER
15	HRM KING OWEIPA JONES ERE (JP)	IBENANAOWEI OF OGBOIN	MEMBER
16	HRM KING (ASP) FUNPERE G. AKAH	IBENANAOWEI OF GBARAIN	MEMBER
17	HRM KING SIR G.G. IGODO KSC (JP)	EBENIBE OF ATISSA	MEMBER
18	HRM KING (DR.) EDMOND DAUKORU CON (JP)	AMAYANABO OF NEMBE	MEMBER
19	HRM KING (BARR.) MALLA SASEMI (JP)	EBENIBE OF EPIE	MEMBER
20	HRM KING THEOPHILUS OMIEH	OBENBHAN OF ANYAMA	MEMBER
21	HRM KING R. A. IWOWARI (JP)	AMAYANABO OF BASSAMBIRI	MEMBER
22		IBEDAOWEI OF OPOKUMA
23		AMANAYANABO OF AKASSA
24		AMANAYANABO OF OKPOAMA

② SECOND CLASS TRADITIONAL RULERS

SN	NAME	TITLE, AREA
1	HH GABRIEL NUKU DICKSON (MOKO V)	AMANAYANABO OF SANGANA
2	HH S. J. EBIBOKEFIE	IDO OF EGBEMO ANGALABIRI
3	HH PETER O. OKERE	AMANANAOWEI OF PERETORUGBENE
4	HH AGBODO GBASEIMOH	AMANANAOWEI OF EKEREMOH
5	HH PRECIOUS D. BOUKEME	PERE OD IDUWINI
6	HH SIMON EBEBI	ALEI OF ALEIBIRI
7	HH JERRY OKON BURUTOLU	AMANANAOWEI OF KAIAMA
8	HH CHARLES ONOYE AMIEBI	OBANBOHAN OF OKOROMA
9	HH JAMES O. OBORISI	OBANADE OF OGBIA-TOWN
10	HH AZAIBAKANYE C. WONGO	OBENEMA OF OTUOKOPTI
11	HH PAUL S. ESIKOMITEBA APRERETIA IV	OBENEBA OF IMIRINGI
12	HH NESTUS DUSTAN AMAKURO	AGBOLO OF KOLO TOWJN (I, II, & III)
13	HH PAUL KURAIKIEBIWARI	IBENANAOWEI OF TUNGBO
14	HH NICHOLAS ABO-FRANK OPIGO	AMANANAOWEI OF ANGIAMA
15	HH BOPARDILLION EBIKEINIYE ABULE	OPOROMA-OWEI OF OPOROMA
16	HH NGOZI OTOKOLO	AMANANAOWEI OF PEREMABIRI
17	HH (MAJ.) G. P. NAINGBA (RTD)	AMANANAOWEI OF AMASSOMA
18	HH EDWARD TOKPO I	AMANANAOWEI OF OTUAN
19	HH GEORGE A. WEEK	IBENANAOWEI OF TARAKIRI
20	HH BENJAMIN I. GOGHORIGI	IBENANAOWEI OF APOI
21	HH LUCKSON OBDAGWE OBIREKE	IBENANAOWEI OF BISENI
22	HH RICHMOND A. OMEKWE	OLILOM-IBE OF ZARAMA
23	HH DOGOOD A. OBEDIAH	ODA-APIRI ODUDOBU EPIE
24	HH T. S. FAAFA (JP) KSC
25	HH MAXWELL A. CLARKSON-KIKILE	EBENIKEN OF YENAGOA
26	HH M. O. AGBANA APIRI	IBEDAOWEI OF KABUOWEI
27	HH SHINE APIRI	IBEDAOWEI OF ODI
28	HH (CAPT.) F.N. OKURUKPO (JP)	ODIO LOGBO OF OKUGBE
29	HH RICHARD SEIBA	IBENANAOWEI OF OKORDIA
30	HH THOMAS AKO	OBENEMA OKOROBA
31	HH IYERITE C. AWULULU	IBEYANA-OWEI OF OLUASIRI

③ THIRD CLASS TRADITIONAL RULERS

SN	NAME	TITLE, AREA
1	HH PRINCEWILL CONSUL-OLUKU	AMADAOWEI OF EREWEIBIE
2	HH CADBURY GEORGE OMIE	AMANYANABO OD ODIMA
3	HH JAMES OLIVER OWEIFIE	ISAMO OF ISAMPOU
4	HH JAMES WALTER (XIV)	ANYA OF AYAMASA
5	HH EMMANUEL K. EBIASUODEI	AMANANAOWEI OF OBRIGBENE
6	HH FRED OGELE	ABAYAI OF NDORO
7	HH KEREOTU KONBOYE	TAMODIOWEI OF TAMOGBENE
8	HH PERE FRANCIS AZUZU J.	PERE OF KOU
9	HH MACCARTHY MACPHERSON WODAOWEI	OPUDANI OF OKOLOBA
10	BOKUBO ORUKARI (JP) CALA X	AMANANAOWEI OF SABAGREIA
11	HH GBANRABIRI SEIDESIEGHA SAMPITAS	AMATUGU OF IGBEDI
12	HH WALSON KOSUOWEI	AMANANAOWEI OF GBARAMA
13	HH J. B. KOMONIBO	AMANANAOWEI OF ODI
14	HH ERIC G. ALAGOA	AMANYANABO OF TEREKE
15	HH FELIC EBUTU ABOKO IGBONIWARI (XVI) JP	OLILAMA OF IDEMA
16	HH EBUESI IBEGHA	OBANEMA OF EMEYAL
17	HH AZEZA NEVILLE EKADI	AMANANAOWEI OF AGBERE
18	HH ALEX YOUBOGHA	AMANANAOWEI OF ANGALABIRI
19	HH S. A. ESEIMOKUMOH	AMANANAOWEI OF EBEDEBIRI
20	HH A. A. OFONIBENGHA	AMANANAOWEI OF ASAMABIRI
21	HH W. S. DIFA	AMANANAOWEI OF ADAGBABIRI
22	HH PORBINAFA AMOS	AMANANAOWEI OF TUNGBO
23	HH N. A. OUMA TEBE OPU VI	AMANANAOWEI OF OPUAMA
24	HH (WING CDR) CLIFFORD MANGIRI (RTC)	AMANANAOWEI OF OLUGBOBIRI
25	HH J. T. C. LEGHEMO	AMANANAOWEI OF KOLUAMA I
26	HH E. G. OJOGBO (AGADNGBA III)	AMANANAOWEI OF GBARAUN
27	HH A. THANASONS AKENI ALLISON BEINGHE III	FURU OF FOROPA
28	HH PROFIT NICHOLAS DOUGLAS (OBORO V)	AMANANAOWEI OF OWEIKOROGHA
29	HH JUDEA JUBA TEI SUKURUOWEI	AMANANAOWEI OF OKOLOBA
30	HH BENJAMIN NEWYEAR SAIYOU WEKE	AMANANAOWEI OF GBARANTORU
31	HH CHRISTIAN ATARI OTOBOTEKERE OKUN IX	AMANANAOWEI OF TOMBIA
32	HH SIR TIMIEBI JOHN R. OKARA	AMANANAOWEI OF BOMOUNDI
33	HH A. A. KPUN	AMANANAOWEI OF IKIBIRI
34	HH GODWIN NABARA SIMEON	ODA-APIRI OSUSU EPIE
35	HH WISDOM FRANKLIN	OBENIAKEN AGUDAMA
36	HH ANDERSON J. OLOMU	EBE OTUBO ATISSA
37	HH E. N. DAUFA	EBENEKEN OF AGBURA
38	HH JOSIAH OVOUH	EBENEKEN OF YENEBENELI
39	HH (DR.) D.C. DOUGLAS	OGU OF OGUAMA
40	HH AUDITOR ONAKPODOR	AMANANAOWEI OF OFONI
41	HH DIEPREYE A. PETERS	EBENI SISIBA ATISSA
42	HH L. T. LOTT	EBENEKEN OF FAMGBE
43	HH THOMAS S. OGORI	ODA-APIRI OSUSU EPIE
44	HH SNOWELL CLEMENT OSAGIE	EBENENEKEN OF IGBOGENE
45	HH OMONIBO CHRISTOPHER	OBANEMA OF OTUASEGA
46	HH E. SOPANA	OBANEMA ANYAMA
47	HH EKENI AKINI	AMANYANABO OF SABATORU
48	HH A. A. W. DEGI	IBEYANAOWEI OF IKENISI-IBE
49	HH J. C. EGBA	OBANEMA OF OLOIBIRI

Traditional rulers: Titles and areas

① FIRST CLASS TRADITIONAL RULERS

1. Ibenanaowei of Oyaikiri
2. Ibenanaowei of Bassan
3. Ibenanaowei of Bomo
4. Amanayanabo of Twon Brass
5. Pere of Tarakiri
6. Ibenanaowei of Olodiama
7. Ibenanaowei of Ogoibiri-Mein
8. Obenbhan of Oloibiri
9. Ibedaowei of Kolokuma
10. Ibenanaowei of Oporoma
11. Pere of Kumbowei
12. Pere of Oporomoh
13. Obenabhan of Emeyal
14. Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama
15. Ibenanaowei of Ogboin
16. Ibenanaowei of Gbarain
17. Ebenibe of Atissa
18. Amayanabo of Nembe
19. Ebenibe of Epie
20. Obenbhan of Anyama
21. Amayanabo of Bassambiri
22. Ibedaowei of Opokuma
23. Amanayanabo of Akassa
24. Amanayanabo of Okpoama

② SECOND CLASS TRADITIONAL RULERS

1. Amanayanabo of Sangana
2. Ido of Egbemo Angalabiri
3. Amananaowei of Peretorugbene
4. Amananaowei of Ekeremoh
5. Pere Od Iduwini
6. Alei of Aleibiri
7. Amananaowei of Kaiama
8. Obanbohan of Okoroma
9. Obanade of Ogbia-Town
10. Obenema of Otuokopti
11. Obeneba of Imiringi
12. Agbolo of Kolo Towjn (I, II, & III)
13. Ibenanaowei of Tungbo
14. Amananaowei of Angiama
15. Oporoma-Owei of Oporoma
16. Amananaowei of Peremabiri
17. Amananaowei of Amassoma
18. Amananaowei of Otuan
19. Ibenanaowei of Tarakiri
20. Ibenanaowei of Apoi
21. Ibenanaowei of Biseni
22. Olilom-Ibe of Zarama
23. Oda-Apiri Odudobu Epie
24. Ebeniken of Yenagoa
25. Ibedaowei of Kabuowei
26. Ibedaowei of Odi
27. Odio Logbo of Okugbe
28. Ibenanaowei of Okordia
29. Obenema Okoroba
30. Ibeyana-Owei of Oluasiri

③ THIRD CLASS TRADITIONAL RULERS

1. Amadaowei of Ereweibie
2. Amanyanabo Od Odima
3. Isamo of Isampou
4. Anya of Ayamasa
5. Amananaowei of Obrigbene
6. Abayai of Ndoro
7. Tamodiowei of Tamogbene
8. Pere of Kou
9. Opudani of Okoloba
10. Amananaowei of Sabagreia
11. Amatugu of Igbedi
12. Amananaowei of Gbarama
13. Amananaowei of Odi
14. Amanyanabo of Tereke
15. Olilama of Idema
16. Obanema of Emeyal
17. Amananaowei of Agbere
18. Amananaowei of Angalabiri
19. Amananaowei of Ebedebiri
20. Amananaowei of Asamabiri
21. Amananaowei of Adagbabiri
22. Amananaowei of Tungbo
23. Amananaowei of Opuama
24. Amananaowei of Olugbobiri
25. Amananaowei of Koluama I
26. Amananaowei of Gbaraun
27. Furu of Foropa
28. Amananaowei of Oweikorogha
29. Amananaowei of Okoloba
30. Amananaowei of Gbarantoru
31. Amananaowei of Tombia
32. Amananaowei of Bomoundi
33. Amananaowei of Ikibiri
34. Oda-Apiri Osusu Epie
35. Obeniaken Agudama
36. Ebe Otubo Atissa
37. Ebeneken of Agbura
38. Ebeneken of Yenebeneli
39. Ogu of Oguama
40. Amananaowei of Ofoni
41. Ebeni Sisiba Atissa
42. Ebeneken of Famgbe
43. Oda-Apiri Osusu Epie
44. Ebeneneken of Igbogene
45. Obanema of Otuasega
46. Obanema Anyama
47. Amanyanabo of Sabatoru
48. Ibeyanaowei of Ikenisi-Ibe
49. Obanema of Oloibiri

Bayelsa is a state in Nigeria. It is located in the southern part of the country.

Created on October 1st 1996 from the old Rivers State, it’s bounded to the east by Rivers State and west by Delta State, the beautiful waters of the Atlantic Ocean dominates its southern borders.

It has the longest coastline in the West African sub-region making the State a tourists destination.

Bayelsa State consists of 8 Local Government Areas:

• Brass
• Ekeremor
• Kolokuma/Opokuma
• Nembe
• Ogbia
• Sagbama
• Southern Ijaw
• Yenagoa

The name  Bayelsa is derived from a combination of acronyms of three Local Government Areas within its confines: Brass LGA (BALGA), Yenagoa LGA (YELGA), and Sagbama LGA (SALGA). The state is made up of 8 Local Government Areas; they are Ekeremor, Kolokuma Opokuma, Yenagoa, Nembe, Ogbia, Sagbama, Brass and Southern Ijaw.

The beautiful city of Yenagoa serves as the Capital City which plays host to most of the Government and private institutions.

The four main languages spoken are Izon, Nembe, Ogbia and Epie-Atissa. Like the rest of Nigeria, English is the official language.

Bayelsa State has one of the largest crude oil and natural gas deposits in Nigeria. Bayelsa is often described as the cradle of Ijaw culture and tradition because of its rich culture and tradition that dates back to so many centuries.

Fishing is the major occupation of Bayelsa people because of the abundant creeks, lagoons, rivers and swamps within which commercial fishing is practiced. Over 200 species of fish can be found in the waters within and around the state. Fish oil extraction is a common economic activity throughout all the LGAs of the state, and the coastal areas abound in sea foods such as fish, oysters, crabs, lobsters, periwinkle et cetera. There are also sea animals such as Hippopotamus, manatee, crocodile etc. in the seas, rivers and streams that crisscross the state.

Food crops grown in the state include yam, cocoyam, banana, pineapple and plantain. Cash crops grown in the state include coconut, pears, oil palm and raffia palm. The potentialities for the development of these crops to feed local industries are very good. Technologies are being developed to reclaim land from mangrove swamps in order to cultivate food, especially lowland rice and the cash crops identified above on a large, commercial scale.

Location: Bayelsa is geographically located approximately within Latitude 4°15 North at the Southern part & 5°23 North at the Northern limit and Longitude 5°22 East at the Western part & 6°45 East at the actual Eastern limit. It is bordered by Delta State to the West, Rivers State to the East, the Atlantic Ocean to the South and both Rivers and Delta States to the North.

Geology: Domiciled within the lower delta plain believed to have been formed during the Holocene of the quaternary period by the accumulation of sedimentary deposits. The major geological characteristic of the state is sedimentary alluvium.

Soils: The major soil types in the state are young and shallow,(inceptisol Aquepts) and acid sulphate soils (Sulphaquepts). There are variations in the soils, some soil types occupy extensive areas whereas others are of limited extent. However, based on physio graphic differences, several soil units could be identified in the state.

Climate and Vegetation: Rainfall in the State varies in quantity from one area to another. The state experiences equatorial type of climate in the southern the most part and tropical rain towards the northern parts. The average monthly temperature is in the range of 25°C to 31°C. The hottest months are December to April.

Minerals: With the largest crude oil reserve in the Niger Delta of Nigeria, the state produces over 40% of the country’s on-shore crude oil and vast quantities of associated gas. It also has large deposits of clay.