Buguma
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Buguma City
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City | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria |
| State | Rivers State |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government Council Headquarter |
| • Chairman/Mayor | Hon. Engr. Sule Amachree Ph.D |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | +1 GMT |
| Nigerian Postal Code | 504101 |
Buguma City is a larger town in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Asari-Toru Local Government Area and base of the Kalabari Kingdom, a Nigerian traditional state.
The town has an official post office and a big set of commercial fish ponds set up by the state government[citation needed]. The current mayor, popularly addressed as chairman, of the LGA, which Buguma City is the headquarters, is Hon. Engr. Sule Amachree Ph.D [1]
It is also home to the great King Amachree of the Kalabari kingdom.[2]
In 1983, Buguma was designated a city by the Government of Melford Okilo and that status subsists to date.[3]
Notable people
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- ^ The Official Gazette of Rivers State of Nigeria No. 16, published in Port Harcourt on the 25th of August 1983 referred to “Buguma City Council”; the only other City Council after Port Harcourt City Council.
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