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Bakassi is a peninsula on the Gulf of Guinea. It lies between the Cross River estuary,near the city of Calabar and the Rio del Ray estuary on the east. It is governed by Cameroon,following the transfer of sovereignty from neighbouring Nigeria as a result of a judgment by the International Court of Justice. On 22 November 2007,the Nigerian Senate rejected the transfer,since the Greentree Agreement ceding the area to Cameroon was contrary to Section 12(1) of the 1999 Constitution. Regardless,the territory was completely ceded to Cameroon on 14 August 2008,exactly two years after the first part of it was transferred.
Bayelsa state is a state in the South South region of Nigeria,located in the core of the Niger Delta. Bayelsa State was created in 1996 and was carved out from Rivers State,making it one of the newest states in the federation. The capital,Yenagoa,is susceptible to high risk of annual flooding. It shares a boundary with Rivers State to the east and Delta State to the north across the Niger River for 17km and the Forçados River for 198km,with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean dominating its southern borders. It has a total area of 10,773 square kilometres (4,159 sq mi). The state comprises eight local government areas:Ekeremor,Kolokuma/Opokuma,Yenagoa,Nembe,Ogbia,Sagbama,Brass and Southern Ijaw. Bayelsa state is regarded as the least populous state in Nigeria with an estimated population of over 2,530,000 as at 2022. Being in the Niger Delta,Bayelsa State has a riverine and estuarine setting,with bodies of water within the state making the development of significant road infrastructure,quite difficult.
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