Ikwerre people
The Ikwerre cultural area is bordered by Ogba to the northwest, the Ekpeye and Abua to the west, the Ijoid groups of Degema, the Kalabari and Okrika to the south, the Eleme and Oyigbo to the southeast and the Etche to the east.[8] The REO (Rumuji/Emohua/Ogbakiri) cluster, or (R)Ishimini (as classified by Ogbakor Ikwerre), inhabit the southern part of Emohua Local Government Area.[12] In recent times, as the tempo of oil and gas exploration increased in Rivers State, it invariably put more pressure on Ikwerre land and its resources.[17] "The Ikwerre community faced problems of marginalization, extreme poverty and environmental degradation of its land and rivers in the Niger Delta through the exploitation of oil and gas resources.Calls were made for the full participation of the Ikwerre people in the control of resources and decision-making on development; the urgent provision of electricity; improved health care and education services; and youth employment opportunities.
Ikwerre languageIkwerre, Rivers StateRivers StateNigeriaIwhuruonhaChristianityOgba peopleEkpeyePort HarcourtObio-AkporIkwerreEmohuaIgwurutaethnographiccourtsColoniallocal government areasDegemaKalabariOkrikaOyigboEmohua Local Government AreasEgbedaIkwerre Local Government AreaOzuohaEmohua Local Government AreaRebisiRumuodaraRumuokoroOrogweElelenwoRumuokwutaAlakahiaBenin Empireparamount kingorganizationmultinationalNiger Deltamarginalisationmarginalizationextreme povertyenvironmental degradationexploitationRotimi AmaechiHerbert WigweSimeon Chituru AchinewhuFrank EkeDeputy Governor of Rivers StateElechi AmadiGovernorThankgod AmaefuleKingsley ChindaHouse of RepresentativesMonalisa ChindaMercy ChinwoTonto DikehWisdom Budu IhunwoBishopAnglican Diocese of Niger Delta NorthOmah LayDuncan MightyNlerum Sunday OkogbuleRivers State UniversityCelestine OmehiaEmmanuel OnunworEast ClevelandAustin OparaDeputy SpeakerObi WaliNyesom WikeMinister of the FCTIndigenous peoples of Rivers State