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




Local governments and constituencies






= Local government areas

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Ebonyi South is made up of five (5) local government areas:

Afikpo North
Afikpo South (Edda)
Ivo
Ohaozara
Onicha




= Federal constituencies

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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

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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

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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:

A - Aba
B - Bende
I - Isuikwuato and
A - Afikpo
Afikpo is now in Ebonyi State.




= Afikpo province as Ebonyi South

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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). And only this two, Afikpo Province has once produce the President of the Senate from 2000 to 2003 who is also once the Secretary to the Government of the Federation from 2011 to 2015, also PDP Presidential Aspirant in 2023 election in the Person of Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, and so many others.




Higher institutions


Mater School of Nursing, Afikpo
Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana, Afikpo
Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ivo
Ebonyi State University School of Nursing and Midwifery, Uburu, Ohaozara




Notable persons from Ebonyi South


Anyim Pius Anyim, former Senate President of Nigeria and former Secretary General to the Federation
Uche Azikiwe, pioneer First Lady of Nigeria and wife of Nigeria's First president Nnamdi Azikiwe
Akanu Ibiam, first Governor of Nigeria's Eastern Region and predecessor of Chukwuemeka Ojukwu
Samuel Eto'o, Cameroonian footballer, son of a migrant Afikpo father and Cameroonian mother
Tekno, afropop singer, songwriter, record producer, performer
Andy Chukwu, movie director, actor
Ogbonnaya Onu, first Governor of Abia State, minister of Science & Technology
Priscilla Ekwere Eleje, first female to have her signature appended on the Naira
Patoranking, reggae and afropop singer, songwriter performer
Sinach, gospel singer
Chris Abani, Nigerian and American author
Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta, Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Igwe Aja Nwachukwu, former Nigeria Minister of Education from July 2007 to December 2008
John Ogbu, Nigerian American anthropologist, "acting white" theorist
Michael Nnachi Okoro, the former Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki
Michael Ama Nnachi, Senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District at the Nigerian 9th National Assembly
Angela Okorie, actress
Ogbonnaya Onu, first Executive Governor of Abia State, current Minister for Science and Technology
Francis Otunta, Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
Anyimchukwu Ude, was Senator representing Ebonyi South constituency of Ebonyi State, Nigeria, in the Nigerian Senate from 29 May 2007 to 29 May 2011
Dave Umahi, current minister of work in Nigeria, and former Executive Governor of Ebonyi State
Sonni Ogbuoji, senator representing Ebonyi South from May 2011 to May 2019
Francis Ogbonna Erishi Nwifuru, current Executive Governor of Ebonyi State.




References

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• Ebonyi South senatorial district
• 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State
• David Umahi
• 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Ebonyi State
• List of faculty and alumni from the University of Nigeria
• 2023 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election
• Michael Ama Nnachi
• 2023 Nigerian Senate election
• Godwin Ogbaga
• Cross River State