Asari-Toru is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria.[1]
General information
Asari-Toru Local Government Area was created out of the old Degema Local Government Area on May 16, 1989, under the Hon. Eziwoke Wokoma. The inhabitants are of a common language which is the “Kalabari” speaking nationality, with ancestral origin and beliefs, Currently, the Local Government Chairman is Hon. Onengiyeofori George.[2]
Asari-Toru is the “Seat” of the Ancestral Stool of the Kalabari Speaking Dynasty which cuts across Akuku-Toru and Degema Local Government Areas.[1]
The Local Government Area upon creation presently encompasses Seventeen (17) Communities namely:
- Buguma,
- Abalama,
- Abiama,
- Angulama,
- Atuka,
- Ido,
- Ifoko,
- Illelema,
- Krakrama,
- Minama,
- Okpo,
- Omekweama,
- Omekwetariama,
- Oporoama,
- Sama,
- Agama,
- Tema.
Buguma City is the Headquarters of the Local Government Area and Seat of the King of Kalabari Kingdom: His Royal Majesty, King (Prof.) T.J.T Princewill, Abbi the XI, Amayanabo of Kalabari Kingdom.[3]
These communities have been grouped into thirteen (13) electoral wards, ten (10) of these wards are within the capital, Buguma City; while the remaining are grouped into Isia Group I, Isia Group II and West Central Group.[4]
The local government area has an estimated area of 113 km2 and a population of 308,800 by projection of March 21, 2016.[5]
The postal code of the area is 504101 .[6]
References
- ^ a b "Towns & Villages". Towns & Villages. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Full results of Rivers State local goment elections". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ^ "What ASALGA Chairman said about Amanyanabo of Kalabari Stool". KRISTINA REPORTS. 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ Tide, The (2009-06-24). "Know Your Wards ASALGA". :::...The Tide News Online:::... Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ Trebicka, Jonel; Schierwagen, Robert (2015-01-16). "Statins, Rho GTPases and KLF2: new mechanistic insight into liver fibrosis and portal hypertension". Gut. 64 (9): 1349–1350. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308800. ISSN 0017-5749.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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