Abua–Odual

Abua–Odual (also spelled as Abua/Odual) is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. ^{[citation needed]}Its headquarters is located in Ayama/Abua Central Abua. The people of Abua are not of Ijaw ancestry, they are being assimilated by the Ijaw. Abua is an ethnicity of it own^{[citation needed]}It has an area of 704 km² and a population of 282,988 at the 2006 census. ^{[citation needed]}Abua consists of Otapha, Okpeden, Ogbo Abuan, and Emughan. Each has its ruler and a minimum of seven villages under it. Late Chief John Mark Miwori was a Justice of Peace in Emesu in 2007. The postal code of the area is 510102.^[1]

Abua–Odual ABOLGA
LGA
Nickname:  Awe Abuan
Motto:  Land of Unity
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Coordinates: 4°49′47″N 6°34′3″E
Country	Nigeria
State	Rivers State
Headquarters	Abua
Date created	1 October 1900
Government
• Local Government Chairman	Daniel E. O. Daniel (PDP)
• Deputy Local Government Chairman	Igoma Laura Emnanuel (PDP)
• Local Government Council	Ward 1: Engoni Barigoma (PDP) Ward 2: Daniel Abia (PDP) W ard 3: Daima Woodman (PDP) Ward 4: Imaotu Owen (PDP) Ward 5: Abinoye Raymond Oyil (PDP) Ward 6: Mercy Igenewari (PDP) Ward 7: Peter Udubu (PDP) Ward 8: Ipeghan Egemu (PDP) Ward 9: Sokari Okpokikpoy (PDP) Ward 10: Enogho Ebogidi Maclean (PDP) Ward 11: Koginami Okpokpo (PDP) Ward 12: Solomon Geoffrey Okpokpo (PDP) Ward 13: Abigo Odi Izaboh (PDP)
Area
• Land	272 sq mi (704 km2)
Population  (2006)
• Total	282,988
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Climate/Geography

Abua Odual LGA is home to over 213,905 people and has an estimated total size of 704 km². The average temperature and humidity in the area are 26 degrees Celsius and 83 percent, respectively.^[2][3]