List of people from Abia State

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The following people were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Abia State.

Sports

• Felix Anyansi-Agwu - Former Chairman of Enyimba FC and NFF Vice President. ^[1]
• Samuel Chukwueze - Nigeria National Team football player. ^[2]
• Michael Emenalo - Nigerian sports director and former professional footballer. ^[3]
• Kenneth Josiah Omeruo - Nigerian professional footballer. ^[4]

Arts

• 2Shotz - AfroRap Artiste and music producer. ^[5]
• Ejike Asiegbu - Nollywood veteran. ^[6]
• Bright Chimezie - Highlife Musician. ^{[7] [8]}
• Chelsea Eze - Award-winning Nollywood actress. ^[9]
• Chinedu Ikedieze - Nollywood actor. ^[10]
• OC Ukeje - Lagos based Award-winning Nollywood Actor. ^[11]

Politics

• Ikechukwu Emetu - Nigerian engineer and politician. ^[12]
• Okezie Victor Ikpeazu - Nigerian politician. ^[13]
• Orji Uzor Kalu - Nigerian politician and businessman. ^[14]
• Alex Otti - Nigerian economist, banker, investor, philanthropist, and politician. ^[15]
• Theodore Orji - Nigerian politician. ^[16]

References

1. vanguard (2016-03-01). "Enyimba nightmare over - Anyansi". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
2. "Nigeria's Chukwueze joins Milan on 5-year deal". ESPN.com. 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
3. "Michael Emenalo set to become Saudi Pro League's first director of football". The New York Times. 2023-07-13. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-06-15.
4. "Kenneth Omeruo". worldfootball.net. 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
5. "Stop calling me old school – 2shotz". Vanguard News. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
6. "Ejike Asiegbu blasts Gambian film maker, Calls him 'rants of a sore loser'". Vanguard News. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
7. "Bright Chimezie, Former Church Instrumentalist Who Originated Zigima". Nigerian Entertainment Today. 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
8. "Dad's acrobatic dance steps can give one goosebumps – Bright chimezie's son". Punch Newspapers. 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
9. "Chelsea Eze's Biography and The Works That Brought Her To Fame". BuzzNigeria – Famous People, Celebrity Bios, Updates and Trendy News. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
10. "Chinedu Ikedieze, Biography". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
11. "The 20 Richest Actors in Nigeria and Their Net Worths". BuzzNigeria – Famous People, Celebrity Bios, Updates and Trendy News. 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
12. "Abia 2023: LP's Alex Otti selects 38-year-oĺd Emetu as running mate". Daily Post Nigeria. 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
13. "April 11 Polls: APGA faction adopts Okezie Ikpeazu for Governor". Daily Post Nigeria. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
14. "How I became billionaire – Orji Uzor Kalu". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
15. "Otti, two others dump APC for Labour Party". Punch Newspapers. 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
16. "GOV ELECTION: The winners are Ajimobi, Fashola, Amaechi, Amosun, Abdulfatah, Akpabio, Aliyu, Dakingari, Orji, Chime, Kwankwaso..." tribune.com.ng. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2025-06-15.