Ebonyi South Senatorial District

Ebonyi South (known historically as Afikpo Province) is one of three senatorial districts in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.[1]

Local Governments and Constituencies

Local Government Areas

Ebonyi South is made up of five (5) Local Government Areas:

Federal constituencies

The five Local Government Areas of Ebonyi South make up two Federal constituencies namely:

  • Afikpo constituency - made up of Afikpo North & Afikpo South. Afikpo South is historically called Edda
  • Ohanivo constituency - made up of Ohaozara, Onicha & Ivo. Ohanivo is an acronym gotten from creatively merging the names of the Local Governments that make up the constituency

History

Afikpo province in the newly created Nigeria

Ebonyi South produced the first Governor of the Eastern Region Akanu Ibiam, first lady of Nigeria Uche Azikiwe Nigeria's first minister of Education Aja Nwachukwu and more.

Afikpo province under Abia

During the time Ebonyi south (known then as Afikpo province) was as under Abia state, the province produced the first Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu who is an indigene of present day Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

Also, ABIA is an acronym for the 4 most populous and industrialized places in the state at the time. These places were:

Afikpo is now in Ebonyi State.

Afikpo province as Ebonyi South

Ebonyi South has produced one governor of Ebonyi state since its creation, in the person of Gov. Dave Umahi. The current senator representing Ebonyi South in the is Michael Ama Nnachi of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

Higher institutions

Notable persons from Ebonyi South

References
  1. "PDP sweeps all National Assembly seats in Ebonyi". Punchng.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. "About Ebonyi State | Ebonyi Online". Ebonyionline.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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