Alode

Alode is a town in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. It is located at the western part of Eleme called Nchia. Alode is bounded by several Eleme communities and at the SouthWestern end of the town is the Okrika river. The vegetation of the area ranges from Tropical Rainforest to Mangrove swamp forest at the Southwestern end. The topography of the land is Deltaic Alluvial Plain.


Contents
1 History
2 Culture
3 Sub-clans and Group of Houses
4 Religion
5 Occupation
6 Industries
7 Notable Institutions
8 Hotels and Recreational facilities
9 Environmental Challenges
10 Destination Guide
11 Notable People


History
The history of Alode dates back to the 14th century. The area derives it's name from "Alu Oden" which means "Area of Blacksmithing" in Eleme language. It was a home to many great Warriors, Magicians and Blacksmiths.

Culture
Alode people have rich cultural heritage. Nkpaa Egoni and Egelege are their favourite talking drums, with several cultural societies in the area.

Sub-clans and Group of Houses
Alode is partitioned into three sub-clans which includes:

Alu Ngwa
Obini Ngwa
Ekekua

There are Seven major Group of Houses which fall under the above sub-clans. They are:

Akara
Akaraolu
Acharama
Efere
Ewika
Ollorte
Onimbie

There are other newly developed residential areas which includes:

Nkpaala
Mbuma-Eta
Eken-Ogban
Ekpo-Onandorwa etc.

Religion
Ancient Alode community practiced African Traditional Religion until 1910 when St Stephens Anglican Church was established in the area. The establishement of St Stephen Anglican Church in Alode became known as the dawn of civilization in Elemeland. The Church was established alongside a School known as St Stephens School and a Court. Until date, the church still retains her place as Alode institution and is the home church of The Most Reverend [Ignatius Kattey], Dean Emeritus, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion.

Occupation
Alode people are predominantly farmers with fishing as a minor occupation. Due to the rapid industralization in Eleme, the people now glamour to work in the industries. Though a few of the population are still Civil servants and Preachers.

Industries
Alode plays host and co-host to several Companies located at Onne and other parts of Eleme. Some of the companies operating on Alode land includes:

Port Harcourt Refinning Company
Solewant Pipe Coating Plant
Enercon Energy
Nigeria Gas Plant
Notore Chemical Company.

Notable Institutions
Institutions in Alode includes:

Community Secondary School, Alode
Milly International Academy, Alode
Ngoleks Schools, Alode
Obari Eeh Model School, Alode

Hotels and Recreational facilities
There are so many Hotels in Alode. Most of these hotels are mostly used by Oil Company Staffs in the various industries in Eleme. The hotels includes:

Seco Hotel, Alode
Prudence Home, Alode
Ngabe Hotel, Alode
Liquid Gold Hotel, Alode
Kenkriss Hotel, Alode
Feedos Hotel, Alode
Goshens Hotel, Alode
Dobeks Hotel, Alode
Maestro Rose Hotel, Alode

Environmental Challenges
Alode is heavily impacted with hydrocarbon. UNEP reported high pollution of hydrocarbon in Alode and samples were taken from various sites including Nkeleoken 1 and 2; Oken-eta 1,2, and 3; and Ekpo ona ndorwa. The Alode Eleme impacted sites have been handed over to contractors for clean-up.

Solewant Nigeria Limited, a $48billion paint and cement pipe coating factory and African largest coating plant was officially commissioned at Alode in 2016.


Destination Guide
Alode in Eleme (Rivers State) is a place in Nigeria about 296 mi (or 477 km) south of Abuja, the country's capital city. The closest airport in Nigeria is Port Harcourt International Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), North-West.[8].


Notable People
Ignatius Kattey
(Dean Emeritus, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion.)

Jonah Okpabi
(Writer, Author)

Isaac Kamalu
(Media Practitioner, Politician)

Joseph Obari
(Writer, Spokesman)