DEMAND BY THE INC FOR THREE HOMOGENOUS IJAW STATES WITH CORRESPONDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.

DEMAND BY THE INC FOR THREE HOMOGENOUS IJAW STATES WITH CORRESPONDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.

Compiled By; Perekebena Okoyen , As Documented by Dr. Amba Ambaowei & Other Founding Fathers. 

The Ijaw National Congress, INC brought together all the different interests of the founding fathers after taking cognizance of the three factions of request for different State undersigned on behalf of the entire Twelve Million Ijaw people of Nigeria, after due consultations with our people made demand for the creation of THREE HOMOGENOUS IJAW STATES AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS from the territory of the Ijaw ethnic nationality, from Arogbo in the West to Andoni in the East, presently balkanised into Ondo, Edo, Delta, Rivers and Akwa Ibom States. The proposed States and Boundary Adjustments are as follows:

1. TORU-IBE STATE with Capital at BURUTU.

2. BAYELSA STATE with Capital at KAIAMA.

3. RIVERS STATE with Capital at PORT HARCOURT.

4. Boundary Adjustment along Akwa Ibom and Rivers State borders such that the Eastern Andoni be excised from Akwa Ibom and merged with their kith and kin in the proposed RIVERS STATE.

5. Boundary Adjustment such that the Ijaws of former Ekenwa, Ofunama and Siluko Districts, and Okomu be excised from 

By Edo State and merged with their kith and kin in the proposed TORU-IBE STATE.

6. Boundary Adjustment such that the Arogbo-Ijaws, Apoi- Ijaws and Furupagha-Ijaws in the present Ondo State be excised and merged with their kith and kin in the proposed TORU-IBE STATE.

Details of the proposed States with their existing and proposed Local Government Areas are as follows:-

TORU- IBE STATE (WESTERN IJAW)

NAME OF EXISTING STATES: DELTA, EDO & ONDO STATES.

NAME OF CAPITALS OF EXISTING STATES:

ASABA, BENIN & AKURE

NAME OF PROPOSED STATE : TORU-IBE STATE

CAPITAL OF PROPOSED STATE: BURUTU

ESTIMATED POPULATION OF PROPOSED STATE: 3.6 MILLION (1995)

ECONOMIC RESOURCES OF PROPOSED STATE:

ABUNDANT PETROLEUM, GAS, FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND HUMAN RESOURCES

NO OF PROPOSED L.G. As:

14 L.G.As

1. BOMADI. 8. EGBEMA

2. PATANI. 9. OLODIAMA

3. SEIMBIRI. 10. KOFUTORU

4. BURUTU. 11. AROGBO

5. MEIN. 12. UKPARAMA

6. BOLOU TORU. 13. APOI NORTH

7. TAREBE. 14. APOI SOUTH.

NAMES OF TOWNS COMMUNITIES AND VILLAGES IN PROPOSED BOMADI L.G.A. 

PROPOSED CAPITAL: BOMADI

BOMADI, KPAKIAMA, SYAMA, OGBEINAMA, AKUGBENE, OKOLOBA, OGODOBIRI, EZEBIRI, BOMADI OVERSIDE, EKAMTAGBENE

2) NAMES OF COMMUNITIES FOR PROPOSED PATANI LGA. 

PROPOSED CAPITAL: PATANI

PATANI, ABARE, AVEN, KOLOWARE, AGBOLOMA, TORU-ANGIAMA, BOLOU-ANGIAMA, TORU-APELEBIRI, BOLOU, UDUOPHORI,. ODUROBU

NAMES OF COMMUNITIES FOR PROPOSED SEIMBIRI LGA .

PROPOSED CAPITAL: OKPOKUNOU

OKPOKUNOU, OBORO, KPUKPUGBENE, SEIMBIRI, ENEKOROGBA, DIENU-OGUSU, EDEGBENE, EDOMOGBENE, EBEBEGBENE

4. NAMES OF COMMUNITIES FOR PROPOSED BURUTU LGA. 

BURUTU, FORCADOS, OBOTEBE, OFONGBENE, OGULAGBA, ODIMODI, OGBOGBENE, BENIBOYE, SOKEBULOU, AGORESUOGBENE, EKENEMOR, OKUNTU, OBOТОВО, OSAIN, YOUBEBE, YOKIRI, KONKEGBENE.

5 NAME OF PROPOSED LGA : MEIN

PROPOSED CAPITAL: KIAGBODO

KIAGBODO, BIKOROGHA, AYAKOROMO, NEWTOWN, SOSEGBENE, OYOGBENE, AKPEREMOGBENE, EGOLEGBENE, YAYOROGBENE, GBEKEBO, OFRNIGBEGHERO, OGBEINGBENE, AGBODOBIRI, EGODOR, OKOFAGBENE, IWHARAGBADO, FUNTORU, OPOROPOGBADO, FUNTORU, OPOROPOGBENE, TUKPAGBENE, FANIGBENE,

6 NAMES OF COMMUNITIES FOR PROPOSED 

BOLOU- TORU LGA 

 PROPOSED CAPITAL : OJOBO

OJOBO, TUOMO, OGBOUBAGBENE, TORUGBENE, BOLOU-OJOBO, BOLOU-NDORO, TORU-TEBEGBE, BOLOU-TEBEGBE, TORU-TAMIGBE, TORU-TAMIGBE, BOLOU-TAMIGBE, EKOGBENE, EGRANGBENE, EKUMUGBENE, EBEBEREGBEВЕ, ABADE-AMA

7 NAMES OF COMMUNITIES FOR PROPOSED TAREBE LGA FROM WARRI- NORTH LGA

PROPOSED CAPITAL: OPOROZA

OPOROZA, OKERENKOKO, MAKAROBAGBENE KURUTE, ADEKAGBENE, KUNUKUNU-AMA OPUEDEBUBOR,

59,828(1995)

OKPELE-AMA KPOLPO BENIKRUKRU, KOKODIAGBENE, PEPE-AMA KONTU, BIBOPRE-ZION, BIAGBENE, COMPENEGBENE, TAMARABODE- ZION, DIEBRI, IJANSA, INIAHIGBENE, ISABA, PERE-AMA, EKEREMOR-ZION, NESIMIGBENESUAG BENE, AJUJU- ZION, LOKIRI OGBE-IJOH, BUMOUBULOU, KOKOLEGBENE COUPLEGBENE, EBIYEGBENE ODOGBOROGBENE DESIMO HIGHLANDS.

8 NAMES OF COMMUNITIES PROPOSED FOR EGBEMA LGA FROM WARRI- NORTH LGA (DELTA STATE)

PROPOSED CAPITAL: AJAKUR- AMA

Population: 100,000 (1995)

OFUNAMA, AJAKURAMA, GBEOBA, ABERE, OKEGAN, OGBUDUGBUDU, OGBINBIRI, OPUAMA, TSEKELEWU, JAMAGIE, GBELUKANGA, BINIDODOGHA OBUGBENE, BINIBIRIGHA, ISONOGBENE, PUTUBU, TOLOFA, OBUGBENE, POLOGBENE, DABIOBA, ODUBUBA, EREWOUJERE, FULUDUGBENF

9 NAMES OF COMMUNITIES PROPOSED FOR OLODIAMA LGA FROM OVIA NORTH EAST LGA AND OVIA SOUTH WEST LGA (EDO STATE)

PROPOSED CAPITAL: IKORO

THIKANGBENE, KOROPINGBENE

(1995)

IKORO, IGBILE- UBA, KUSANGHAN INIKOROGHA, IBORO, GELEGEGBENE, OLUMUDU, ABIALAI, AWOWOGBENE, SMALL LAGOS, EYITEMIGBENE, DUINKORUGBENE, ABIALA ii, OKONUJOGBENE, ITE, ARBO, AWORIAMA, ZIMIGBENE, GBENEGBENE, OMOKOROGBENE, AGBAJOGBENE, ASIAGBENE, ASAMARA UGBO.

10. NAME OF COMMUNITIES FOR PROPOSED KOFUTORU FROM OVIA SOUTH WEST LGA (EDO STATE) AND ODIGBO LGA (ONDO STATE)

IGUOBA- ZUWA AND ODIGO

PROPOSED CAPITAL: OKOMU

POPULATION: 84,188 (1995)

OKUMU, SILUKO, ZIDE, SAFAROGBO, GBELEBU, OKWA, KOLOMBO, TARIBO, IYANSA, KEKRE, EBIJO, YOUKORO, GBELEMOTIN, UBAROGBO, OFINEGE, KPOUNBAGBENE, FURUJOGBENE.

11. NAME OF PROPOSED KOFUTORO COMMUNITIES FROM PROPOSED OVIA SOUTH WEST LGA (EDO STATE) AND ODIGBO LGA (ONDO STATE)

IGUOBA ZUWA AND ODIGO

KOFUTORU

PROPOSED CAPITAL: OKOMU

AROGBO, NEW JERUSALEM, ABEDNEGO ZION, AGADAGBA-OBON, AMAPERE, FIYEBRASINTEΙ, IGALIGA, UGBO, EWREBUBOGHO, AWODIKURO, DIBIGBENE, AMERICA ZION, AGBEDGBARAM, ASERIKIRI JERIBENI, ADOLOSEIMO I, II, & III, PUBLEBU, AKORIKOTUGHU, DONJEGBINI, EBIAYE, TUPATUBU, UBAROGBO, DEOBOGHA, PELEBOSOU, PANKUMO, IGANGBO, OSARI, OGIDIGBA I, II, & II.

12 NAMES OF COMMUNITIES FOR PROPOSED UKPARAMA LGA FROM ILEJE/ESE ODO LGA ONDO STATE. 

IGBOKODA

UKPARAMA

PROPOSED CAPATAL: AJAPA

Population: 75,000 (1995)

AJAPA, AMATIBI, ABOLOWOU, OPUBA, ΑΚΡΑΤΑ, TAMARAUBOTΕΙ, UGAMBUBOGHO, OJUDO-AMA, UKPE, ASHIGBINI, DOMUGBINI, PINA- AMA, OTUWORKUBU, ASERE, AKHINA ZION,KAREGBEGIBINI, ASERE, MOREGBINI, AGOTANGA (TUABURU), SIMEONGBINI, OPUAPATA, KUBU KOROPOLO, DABEBULEBY, IKABU, MOGOVIE, BOYGBINI, EGUREGBINI, OKEBUBOTIE

13 NAMES OF COMMUNITIES FOR PROPOSED APOI NORTH LGA FROM ILAJE/ES- ODO

IGBOKODA

APOI NORTH

PROPOSED CAPITAL: SABOME

SABOME, IGBOBINI, IGBOTU, NIKOROGHA, BORO.

14. NAMES OF COMMUNITIES PROPOSED APOI NORTH LGA FROM ILAJE/ ESE-ODO LGAS.

IGBOKODA

PROPOSED CAPITAL: IGBEKEBO

IGBEKEBO, IPOКЕ, OJUALA, KIRIBO, KURUGBENE, OLOMUTUT, IGBOGI, APOL ZION.