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 Dr. Francis Akanu Ibiam, first lady of Nigeria Lady Uche Azikiwe, Nigeria's first minister of Education Onyiba Aja Nwachuku 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).[3] And only this two, Afikpo Province has once produce the President of the Senate from 2000-2003 who is also once the Secretary to the Government of the Federation from 2011-2015, also PDP Presidential Aspirant in 2023 election in the Person of Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim,[4] and so many others.

Higher institutions

Notable persons from Ebonyi South

References

  1. ↑ "PDP sweeps all National Assembly seats in Ebonyi". Punchng.com. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "About Ebonyi State | Ebonyi Online". Ebonyionline.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Anyim Pius Anyim", Wikipedia, 2022-09-26, retrieved 2022-10-01
  4. ↑ Nwafor (2022-02-02). "2023 PRESIDENCY: Senator Anyim Pius Anyim ticks all the boxes". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  5. ↑ "FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS & HOUSING". worksandhousing.gov.ng. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  6. ↑ Nnachi, Edward (2023-05-31). "Ebonyi governor freezes state accounts, appoints CPS". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
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