Okpe

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title: "Okpe" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["delta-state", "nigerian-traditional-states"] topic_path: "geography/nigeria" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okpe" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNigeria
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Delta State
seat_typeHeadquarters
seatOrerokpe
leader_titleOrodje (King)
leader_nameH.R.M (Maj-Gen) Orhue I (rtd)
leader_title1Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
leader_name2Chief J. J Scott
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demographics_type1Demographics
demographics1_title1Ethnicity
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demographics1_info1Okpe
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History

The Okpe kingdom was established as early as the 17th century. It has a traditional ruler with the title Orodje of Okpe. The Okpe people are known to have migrated to found the present day Sapele and the Orodje of Okpe still exercises authority over the land of Sapele.

The first king produced by this system was H.R.M. Esezi I, Orodje of Okpe, whose sovereignty was around the period of 1770-1779.

H.R.M. Esezi II became the second Orodje of Okpe. As a pioneer advocate of democracy in the land of okpe, he also was pivotal to Nigeria. He was among the delegated kings that attended the 1957 Lyttelton Conference held in London in order to seek the Nigerian independence from the indirect government of the colonial master. He ruled the kingdom around the period of 1945-1966.

H.R.M Orhoro I, the third Orodje of Okpe, ruled the kingdom from around the period of 1972-2004. He was educated at a catholic school and also served in the Nigeria police force. He later earned a Business Administration Diploma in the United Kingdom. His early life experience served him well as a springboard for establishing and becoming a director of a company, the New Africa Industries Limited.

H.R.M Orhue I is the fourth and current king of Okpe. He has served as a major general in the Nigerian Army. He was officially crowned on 29 July 2006.

Climate

The climate in Okpe is classified as tropical monsoon (Am). The city's average annual temperature is -0.82% lower than Nigeria's averages at 28.64°C (83.55°F). Okpe generally has 296.16 wet days (81.14% of the time) and receives about 241.52 millimetres (9.51 inches) of precipitation annually.

Notable people

References

References

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  2. (2021-07-03). "Delta South is made of four indigenous tribes —Urhobos of Warri".
  3. Salubi, Adogbeji. (1960). "The Origins of Sapele Township". Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria.
  4. (2017-01-02). "Orodje Okpe: Ten years on an ancestral throne".
  5. "Nigeria: Administrative Division (States and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  6. didy. "Okpe History and towns".
  7. (2017-01-02). "Orodje Okpe: Ten years on an ancestral throne".
  8. (2017-08-12). "Holding married woman's hand is a taboo in my kingdom –Mujakperuo, Orodje of Okpe Kingdom".
  9. (2017-01-02). "Orodje Okpe: Ten years on an ancestral throne".
  10. admin. "Welcome".
  11. didy. "Okpe History and towns".
  12. ENWEMEKA, STANLEY. "The Administration of Emergency Relief Programme in Nigeria: A case of flood incident in Delta State.".
  13. (2017-01-02). "Orodje Okpe: Ten years on an ancestral throne".
  14. "Delta, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Weather Averages and Historical Data".
  15. (2014-10-12). "Robbers In Delta Kill Daughter Of Former NFA President, Dominic Oneya".
  16. Eda, Abami. (2009-05-16). "Beat Them! If You Cannot Join Them, A Tribute To A Hero".

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