Ebonyi North is one of the three senatorial districts in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It is made up of four local government areas, which include Ebonyi, Izzi, Ohaukwu, and Abakaliki. [1] Onyekachi Nwebonyi of the All Progressives Congress is the current senator representing Ebonyi North senatorial district at the Nigerian Senate. [2] [3]
Senator | Party | Year | Assembly |
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Sylvanus Ngele | PDP | 1999-2003 | 5th |
Christopher Nshi | 2003-2007 | 6th | |
Anthony Agbo | 2007-2011 | 7th | |
Samuel Egwu | 2015-2023 | 8th-9th | |
Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi | APC | 2023-till date | 10th |
Ebonyi State is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by Benue State, Enugu State to the west, Cross River State to the east and southeast, and Abia State to the southwest. Named for the Abonyi (Aboine) River—a large part of which is in the state's south—Ebonyi State was formed from parts of Abia and Enugu state in 1996 and has its capital in Abakaliki.
Onueke is the ancestral headquarters of the Ezza, Ezzas are the most populous clans in the Ebonyi State of Nigeria. Ezza people live in virtually all three senatorial zones of Ebonyi State and beyond, but are concentrated in the Ezza North, Ezza South, Onicha, Ishielu, and Ohaukwu Local Government Areas. The Ezza people in Ohaukwu dominates in Effium community inhabiting the Minor communities of Inikiri Umuezeoka, Umuezeokaoha, and Kpakpaji. Traditionally, Ezaas in all walks of life return to Onueke to offer sacrifices to the graves of their progenitors: Ezekuna and his wife, Anyigo Ezekuna. Coincidentally, Sacred Heart Parish, Onueke, also serves as the headquarters of Christianity for Ezaa Catholics. All saints parish, Onueke, also the headquarter of Ezza presbytery "Presbyterian Church of Nigeria". Other Pentecostal denominations present at Onueke include Foursquare Gospel Church Nigeria.
Sam Ominyi Egwu CON is a Nigerian politician and member of People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria. He was elected Governor of Ebonyi State in the 1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. Dr Egwu is noted as pillar of educational development in Ebonyi state and Nigeria. He attended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Agriculture in 1981. He later received a master's degrees in Agricultural from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1987 and Doctorate in Agronomy from Enugu State University of Technology in 1996. He was a senior lecturer at Enugu State University of Technology and served as commissioner for education in Ebonyi state contributed to the successes recorded in education sector during his tenure as governor.
The Third Republic was the planned republican government of Nigeria in 1992 which was to be governed by the Third Republican constitution. In the Third Republic, there were democratically elected state governors and state assemblies and a democratically elected federal legislature. The republic was however not fully democratic as there was no democratically elected civilian president. The then military president Ibrahim Babangida's supposed transition eventually turned out to be a ploy to keep executive powers and grant the National Assembly limited legislative powers. Hence all laws passed by the Senate and House of Representatives will have to pass the National Defence and Security Council of Nigeria and finally approved by the President. So while Babangida changed the usual style adopted by preceding military leaders from Head of State to president, he will continue to postpone presidential elections and eventually annul the ultimate one held on 12 June 1993. The Third Republic can thus be described as half military and half civilian.
Nafada is one of the eleven Local Government Areas (LGA) of Gombe State, Nigeria. Its headquarter is in the town of Nafada in the east of the area at 11°05′44″N11°19′58″E, on the Gongola River which traverses the area. According to the 2006 census, the LGA covers 1,586 square kilometers and has a population of 138,185 people. Nafada has ten wards namely: Nafada East, Nafada Central, Nafada West, Jigawa, Birnin Fulani East, Birnin Bolewa, Birnin Fulani West, Gudukku, Barwo/Nasarawo and Barwo Winde.
Sonni Ogbuoji is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for Ebonyi South, in Ebonyi State, Nigeria in the 9 April 2011 national elections. He was elected on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) ticket. He left the senate in the 2019. Sonni hails from Ebunwana Edda in Afikpo South local government area of Ebonyi state.
Paulinus Igwe Nwagu is a Nigerian politician who was a representative for Ezza North/Ishielu constituency of Ebonyi State, Nigeria in the House of Representatives. In the April 2011 national elections, he was elected Senator for Ebonyi Central running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.
Senator Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel is a Nigerian politician and member of the 8th National Assembly from Jigawa State. He represented Jigawa North West Senatorial District.
Chigozie Ogbu is a Nigerian academic and the current substantive Vice chancellor of Ebonyi State University. He was appointed by the Governor of Ebonyi State David Umahi to replace Prof. Francis Idike.
Joseph Obinna Ogba is a Nigerian politician. He is the senator representing Ebonyi Central senatorial district in the Nigerian Senate. He is a member of the 8th National Assembly in Nigeria and also senator-elect in the 9th republic of the National Assembly.
Ebonyi South is one of three senatorial districts in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
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Michael Ama Nnachi is a Nigerian Politician and Quantity Surveyor, he is the senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District of Ebonyi State at the Nigerian 9th National Assembly.
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The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Yobe State. Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai representing Yobe South, Ibrahim Gaidam representing Yobe East and Ahmad Lawan representing Yobe North all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Ebonyi State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ebonyi State. Michael Ama Nnachi representing Ebonyi South, Obinna Ogba representing Ebonyi Central and Sam Egwu representing Ebonyi North all won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Ebonyi State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ebonyi State. Sam Egwu representing Ebonyi North, Joseph Ogba representing Ebonyi Central and Sonni Ogbuoji representing Ebonyi South all won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.
The 2011 Nigerian Senate election in Ebonyi State was held on April 9, 2011, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ebonyi State. Chris Chukwuma Nwankwo representing Ebonyi North, Paulinus Igwe Nwagu representing Ebonyi Central and Sonni Ogbuoji representing Ebonyi South all won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections were held on 25 February 2023 in all 109 senatorial districts where voters elected senators using first-past-the-post voting. The last regular senatorial elections for all districts were in 2019.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the three federal Senators from Ebonyi State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts.
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