Chokocho Explained

Official Name:Chokocho
Pushpin Map:Nigeria
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Chokocho shown within Nigeria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nigeria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Rivers State
Subdivision Type2:Local Government Area
Subdivision Name2:Etche
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:4.9908°N 7.0544°W

Chokocho is a community in Etche Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria near the Otamiri River. It has a population of about 18000 residents.The Chokocho bridge across the Otamiri, damaged during the Nigerian civil war, was rebuilt during the governorship of Peter Odili.[1] The bridge on the IgwurutaOkehi – Okpalla road is 60m x 11m (4 spans of 15m each), built by Setraco Nigeria Ltd and completed in December 2002.[2] In March 2008, Ephraim Nwuzi of the Etche Local Government Area said he was going to complete "abandoned projects" like the cottage hospital at Chokocho.[3]

The Global Memorandum of Understanding initiated in 2005 by Shell Producing Company has provided development funds, administered by the Etche One Cluster Development Foundation.[4] In 2007, the people of Chokocho chose to rehabilitate their water facilities and install electricity supply to the entire community.[5] In August 2009, the foundation commissioned six rooms of lock-up shops in Chokocho Community.[6]

Random sand samples from the bank of Otamiri River between Chokocho and Umuanyaga, Etche Local Government Area, Rivers State showed that 86% of the sand particles are within the ideal range for glass making.[7]

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4.9908°N 7.0544°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assembly aspirant lauds Odili for developing Etche . Rivers State House of Assembly . 16 July 2006 . 14 October 2009.
  2. Web site: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF CHOKOCHO BRIDGE . Setraco Nigeria Ltd . 14 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071212125233/http://www.setraco.net/chokocho.html . 12 December 2007 .
  3. Web site: We Are Going to Consolidate On Our Achievements . Joe Kalu . The Beam News . 14 October 2009 .
  4. Web site: 27 May 2019 . Shell flags off 17 projects in Rivers communities with N221m . 5 March 2022 . Businessday NG . en-US.
  5. Web site: Driving Development in the Creeks . This Day . Bennett Oghifo . 17 July 2008 . 14 October 2009.
  6. Web site: Etche One Cluster Development Foundation . Etche One Cluster Development Foundation . 14 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100504071149/http://etche1cluster.org/ . 4 May 2010 .
  7. A Preliminary Evaluation of Otamiri River Sands for the Production of Plain Glass . USHIE, F.A. . ESU, E.O. . UDOM, G.J. . Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management . 9. 1. 2005. 65–68 . 1119-8362 . 14 October 2009.