Samagidi Explained

Samagidi or Asamagidi is a town in Kokori sub-clan in Agbon Kingdom in Ethiope East Local Government Council Area of Delta State^[1] in Nigeria.

Geography

Samagidi is bounded by Eku in the West,^[2] Okuidjerhe in the East, Urushue and orogun in the North, and Onumane and Okpara in the South.

Education

There is a school, Ibruvwe Grammar School, in the village.^[3]

Residents

Prominent indigenes include Chief Godwin Ogbetuo, the late Chief James Edewor, Mason Oghenejobor, Austin Oghenejobor, Sonny Akpoduado, Professor Vincent Otokunefor and Chief Emma Avworo who is the current President-General, Dr. Oghenegueke Chris Ejiro.

Industry

Samagidi is an oil producing community in the Kokori oil field.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://sweetcrudereports.com/2011/12/28/delta-communities-assure-oil-firms-of-safety-of-facilities/ " Delta communities assure oil firms of safety of facilities"
2. Book: Joan Ibuje. Memoirs of a Great Bureaucrat. 1985. J. Ibuje.
3. http://allafrica.com/stories/201311260229.html?page=2 "Nigeria: Kokori - a Deafening Cry of Neglect By Leaders"
4. Book: Peter Newell. Joanna Wheeler. Rights, Resources and the Politics of Accountability. 7 August 2006. Zed Books. 978-1-84277-555-4. 214–.