Name, title, area and position of Bayelsa 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

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.