Little Known Facts About the Ijaws #8

IJAWS UNDER THE COLONIAL PROVINCES

Ijaws in the Colonial Provinces & Eastern and Western Regions – Key Facts

The Protectorate and Colony of Nigeria was divided into provinces. We had the Northern provinces, the Western provinces and the Eastern Provinces. Of the Eastern and Western Provinces, the Ijaws were indigenous to the following provinces. West – Ondo, Benin and Warri (Delta), while in the East we had Rivers and parts of Calabar Provinces. For the purposes of administration the following Ijo (Ijaw) Native Authorities were established under the Native Authority Ordinance of 1943. With the creation of the Rivers Province we have the following.

 

WESTERN IJO

 

ONDO PROVINCE:

Ijaw-Apoi District Native Authority

Arogbo District Native Authority.

 

WARRI (DELTA) PROVINCE:

Western Ijo Central Native Authority

Benni Clan Area Native Authority

Iduwini Clan Area Native Authority

Oporoza Clan Area Native Authority

Mein Clan Area Native Authority

Ogula Clan Area Native Authority

Oporomo Clan Area Native Authority

Seimbiri Clan Area Native Authority

Tarakiri Clan Area Native Authority

Tuomo Clan Area Native Authority.

 

EASTERN IJO

 

CALABAR PROVINCE

Opobo Town Native Authority

Andoni Native Authority.

 

RIVERS PROVINCE

Eastern Ijo Central Native Authority

Akassa Native Authority

Apoi Native Authority

Bassan Native Authority

Bomou Native Authority

Ekpetiama Native Authority

Gbaran Native Authority

Kolokuma Native Authority

Ogboin Native Authority

Okordia-Buseni Native Authority

Zarama Native Authority

Opokuma Native Authority

Oporoma Native Authority

Tarakiri Native Authority

Tungbo Native Authority

Epie-Atissa Native Authority,

Nembe Native Authority

Ogbeyan (Ogbia) Native Authority

Ayama Native Authority

Emeya Native Authority

Oloibiri Native Authority

Bonny Native Authority

Kalabari Native Authority

Odual (Saka) Native Authority

Okrika Native Authority.

 

These native authorities fell into the Eastern and Western Regions when they were created in August 1946.