Emelego | |
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Town | |
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| Coordinates: 4°49′16″N6°30′48″E / 4.821111°N 6.513333°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Rivers State |
| LGA | Abua/Odual |
| Postal code | 510102 |
Emelego is a town in Abua/Odua local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria. [1] It is bordered by two villages: Okolo-Ade and Adada. [2]
The paramount ruler of Emelego community is HRH (King) Temple McDonald Jama II, the Oola-ema XIX of Odual Kingdom. The current chairman of Emelego Community Development Committee (CDC) is Engr. Itotenaan Arugu. [3]
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