Asari-Toru
About
Asari-Toru is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is one of the local government areas of the state, with Buguma City as its headquarters and seat of the Kalabari Kingdom. The area is made up of seventeen communities grouped into thirteen electoral wards.
History
Asari-Toru Local Government Area was created out of the old Degema Local Government Area on 29 May 1989 (the article also gives May 16, 1989). Asari-Toru is the seat of the Ancestral Stool of the Kalabari Speaking Dynasty, which cuts across Akuku-Toru and Degema Local Government Areas. Sule Amachree was announced as Local Government Chairman after the April 17, 2021 Rivers State Local Government Elections conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission.
Source: Wikipedia: Asari-Toru
Key Facts
State
Rivers State
Headquarters
Buguma City
Chairman
Engr. Sule Amachree PhD
Established
29 May 1989
Area
113 km²
Population
308,800