GBARAMATU
Warri South Westis a Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. It was created in 1996 and has its headquarters in Ogbe-Ijoh, an ijaw Warri South West, It is home to the ijaw and itsekiri ethnic groups in Delta State. The majority Ijaws inhabit Ogbe-ijoh, Gbaramatu, oporoza, okerenkoko, Isaba and Diebiri and other communities, while the Itsekiris inhabit the Ugborodo, Bateren, Ogidigben and Madangho communities. Politically, the Itsekiris currently have six wards (Aja-udaibo, Akpikpa, Madangho, Ogidigben, Orere and Ugborodo). whereas the Ijaws have four wards (Gbaramatu, Isaba, Ogbe-ijoh and Oporoza). This LGA boasts of some of the largest proven oil and gas reserves in Delta State and the Niger Delta. Operation has commenced in the phase one the Escravos Gas to Liquid project, and in March 2015 another $16 Billion gas project was commissioned. In addition, the Nigeria Maritime University is located in Okerenkoko with a take-off Campus at Kurutie In the presence of the wealth of natural resource, the LGA has suffered huge impact of resource extraction and communal disputes but in the past years it has emerged a state place for business and development.
