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Arochukwu Local Government Area, sometimes referred to as Arochuku or Aro Oke-Igbo, is the third largest local government area in Abia State in southeastern Nigeria and homeland of the Igbo subgroup, Aro people.
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The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Abia State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Abia State, Nigeria.
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The 2019 Abia State House of Assembly election was held on March 9, 2019, to elect members of the Abia State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 24 seats were up for election in the Abia State House of Assembly.
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The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Abia State was held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, were also held on the same date while state elections were held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
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- ↑ Ewepu, Gabriel (October 9, 2022). "2023: Osonwa emerges consensus candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency" . Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ↑ "#NigeriaElections2023: Abia Deputy Speaker loses Rep seat to LP". Punch Newspapers. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ↑ Amarachi (2023-02-28). "#NigeriaElections2023: Abia Deputy Speaker Loses Rep Seat To Labour Party". Tori.ng. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
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