Ahoada West

Ahoada West [1](also spelt Ahuda West) is a Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria, located northwest of Port Harcourt. It was extracted in 1996 from the old Ahoada Local Government that makes up the present Orashi Region of Rivers State. Its seat is in the town of Akinima.

Ahoada West
LGA
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Coordinates: 5°5′11″N 6°28′31″E
Country	Nigeria
State	Rivers State
Date created	96
Seat	Akinima
Government
• Local Government Chairman	Ikiriko Hope (PDP)
• Deputy Local Government Chairman	Jack Ubile Blessing (PDP)
• Local Government Council	Ward 1: Mark Isaac Mark (PDP) Ward 2: Samuel Dikio (PDP) Ward 3: Anume Daughter Daniel (PDP) Ward 4: Anthony Uriel Ovie (PDP) Ward 5: Mrs. Evans Egbo (PDP) Ward 6: Eketu Owama Destiny (PDP) Ward 7: Ewah Christian (PDP) Ward 8: Timothy Otikpor (PDP) Ward 9: Agumadu O. Okpara (PDP) Ward 10: Buduka David Ayaugbokor (PDP) Ward 11: Ogbele Chinedu Stephen (PDP) Ward 12: Benson Ebere (PDP)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

The Local Government Area comprises the Ekpeyes (Ubies and Ibuduyas), Engenni and Ogbogolo communities. Thus there are three distinct languages namely Ekpeye, Engenni and Ogbogolo.

The Orashi River criss-crosses the entire Local Government area and its vegetation is mainly a high dense rain forest. Thus the occupations of the people are mainly farming, fishing, and hunting.

The Local Government Area is bounded by Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, Abua/Odua Local Government Area, Ahoada East Local Government Area on the east we have Besini and Yenagoa both of Bayelsa State on the North and West respectively. The boundary between Rivers and Bayelsa states from the west is located at Engenni.