Igbo Eze North

Igbo Eze North
LGA
Igbo Eze North Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°59′N7°27′E / 6.983°N 7.450°E / 6.983; 7.450
Country	Nigeria
State	Enugu State
Government
• Member of House of Representatives	Dennis Nnamdi Agbo
• Local Government Chairman	Williams Ejike Itodo (PDP)
Area
• Total	293 km2 (113 sq mi)
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	259,431
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	413
ISO 3166 code	NG.EN.IN

Igbo Eze North is a Local Government Area in the north of Enugu State, Nigeria. It borders Kogi State and Benue State. Its headquarters are in the town of Enugu-Ezike. Igbo Eze North is made up of two towns. They are Enugu Ezike and Etteh. Igbo is the major and commonly used language.

It has an area of 293 km² and a population of 259,431 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 413. ^[1]

The Igbo language is the most widely used language in Igbo Eze North local government area. However, Idoma and Igala languages are common amongst migrants.

Government of Igbo Eze North

The Igbo Eze North local government council is in charge of public administration in Igbo Eze north local government area. The council is headed by a chairman who is also the head of the executive arm of the local government. The current chairman of Igbo Eze north local government area is Hon. Engr. William Ejike Itodo. Before being elected the Chairman of the Igbo Eze North. Comrade Uwakwe Ezeja served as the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the local government. ^[2]

There are twenty (20) council wards in Igbo Eze North Local Government. ^[3] The twenty council wards include:

List of Wards in Igbo Eze North. ^[4]

Ward Number	Name of Ward	Number of PU	PU Code Range	List of PU
Ward 1	ESSODO 1	21	14/08/01...	Umu Okoro Hall, Aji High School, U.P.S Aji, C.S Aji, Uloche Uwelu Mboshi, Umu Enwe Hall, C.P.S Mboshi Block II, Ofu Hall, Ulo Oche Oretere, Umuenyi Hall, C.P.S Ulo N'ayi, Umuonada Hall II, Moshing Aji, Umuofo Hall, Uloche Okporo Igwe, Umuaguiyi Civic Centre Aji, C.P.S Umuodeje, Umudenyi Hall, Orie Mam Asanya, Old Market Health Centre Aji, Umuenada Hall 1,
Ward 2	ESSODO 11	15
Ward 3	ESSODO 111	11
Ward 4	ETTE 1	7
Ward 5	ETTE 11	10
Ward 6	ETTE CENTRAL	9
Ward 7	UMUITODO I	12
Ward 8	UMUITODO II	13
Ward 9	UMUITODO III	15
Ward 10	EZZODO	12
Ward 11	UMUOZZI I	11
Ward 12	UMUOZZI II	15
Ward 13	UMUOZZI III	14
Ward 14	UMUOZZI IV	13
Ward 15	UMUOZZI V	13
Ward 16	UMUOZZI VI	14
Ward 17	UMUOZZI VII	19
Ward 18	UMUOZZI VIII	14
Ward 19	UMUOZZI IX	12
Ward 20	UMUOZZI X	16

Each council ward is represented by a local government elected councilor. The twenty (20) councilors form the legislative arm of the local government.

References

1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
2. "Ezeja: Igbo-Eze North Charter of Equity intact - The Sun News". The Sun News. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
3. "National Real-Time Result Monitoring and Collation System | Wards". integrity.com.ng. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
4. https://www.inecelectionresults.ng/elections/6407c559e71da06b67b94761/context/ward/lga/5f0f398b4d89fc3a883de1c9