These two states created on 23rd December, brought the total of states in Nigeria to In seven more states were added to the list followed by the creation of Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Gombe, Bayelsa and Zamfara states by General Sani Abacha five years after. Deducing from the dates of creation of states in the country, Cross River, Lagos, Kaduna, Kano, Kwara and Rivers states respectively are the oldest states in Nigeria.
These six states were all formed on the 27th of December, The reason is that these states were subsequently split to form the states we have today. Cross River is one of th first states that was created on 27 December from the then Eastern Region. Also created on 27 December by the General Yakubu Gowon led government. Kaduna state is a state in northern Nigeria and was known to be a separate state on 27 December from the then Northern Region. Rivers state is one of the oldest states in Nigeria.
Created in far back 27th December from the Eastern Region. The oil rich state has its capital in Port Harcourt. Conclusively, states creation results from the congestion of different tribes in a closed region.
With more than ethnic groups in the country occupying only 36 thirty-six states, there may be need to accrue and augment the current ones. In , a mere solution was proposed to increase the number to 55 but it stalled for the future. Governor Spiff gave several scholarships to Rivers indigenes for higher education and vocational training to study Hotel Management, Catering, Driving, Building and Construction etc. He established Schools for specially gifted Rivers children. He built a 30 Bed Hospitals in all the Local Government Head Quarters, a University of Science and Technology, constructed new school buildings, repaired old ones and built canals in the Riverine Area for ease of movement in the creeks, and good roads to connect the towns on the main land, and in Port Harcourt.
The bank boosted the economy of the Rivers State and brought a new lease of life to the People that were ravaged by the civil war, thereby providing the much needed development. The various construction works created jobs for the indigenes in the State. This created middle class men and women who were able to send their children to good schools and universities in Nigeria and abroad.
This progress was also made possible because of the full cooperation of the State Governor who was patriotic and anxious to develop the State. The Military Governor was also given full support by all the Rivers People too in spite of the challenges of Upland and Riverine politics and the presence of the different political groups in the State.
At the end all the various groups and political party supporters buried their differences and worked under the same umbrella as Rivers People with one destiny. The Nigerian Tide and Radio Rivers should be commended for their part in disseminating information and news in the various major languages of the State, in Ikwerre, Kalabari, Khana, Izon, and Pigeon English which gives the true identity of the Rivers People.
Unfortunately the wealth enjoyed by the whole country is yet to be beneficially applied to the People of our State. The development of the Riverine Area of River State requires a lot of money which fortunately our Area produces.
Becoming a tourist destination is natural to our terrain and very profitable today and will be more profitable in the future. This will support productivity in the whole State and prepare our People for the near future when oil is no more.
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of Rivers State we should reflect on the goals and aspirations of our Founding Fathers and see how far we have gone and plan for the future as a united People with one goal and one destiny. A Golden Jubilee is historically and biblically an important landmark.
Our Governor Nyelson Wike who is at the helm of affairs at this point of our history is not only blessed but is saddled with the enormous responsibility of fulfilling the dreams of our Founding Fathers and the People of Rivers State. Ella Prest, Public Administrator. By Ella Prest. G Warmate, Chief…. Ella Prest. In this article Ella Prest.
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While no state is entirely bounded by rivers, a few come close, notably Vermont, Iowa, Texas, Minnesota, and Illinois. The very short borders that look more like dots than lines, such as the one along the Oklahoma-Arkansas border, are places where large rivers cross a state border but only follow the border for a short distance. In the United States, rivers and their watersheds have a long history of defining both national and state borders.
The Royal Proclamation of used the topographic divide between the Mississippi River basin and east-flowing Appalachian headwaters to help define the original U. A few hundred kilometers upstream there is another tripoint where the Wabash River joins the Ohio River and Kentucky, Illinois, and Indiana come together. June 5, JPEG. Former colonial territories like the eastern United States, Canada, and Australia have large numbers of state and local borders defined by rivers.
While using rivers to divide states may seem conceptually simple, the natural tendency of river courses to change over time has caused complications. However, it is the production of oil and gas that Rivers State is most famous. Apart from this, there are many petrochemical related industries in the state which also harbour the first petroleum refinery in Nigeria.
Nigeria's gigantic liquified natural gas project is located in Bonny in the state. Find In. Rivers State, Nigeria. Language: Ikwerre, Ijaw, Kana, Gokana Local Government Areas.
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