The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Abia comprises three Senators representing Abia Central, Abia South, and Abia North, and eight Representatives representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South, Bende, Isuikwato/Umunneochi, Arochukwu/Ohafia, Aba North/Aba South, Ukwa East/Ukwa West, Isiala Ngwa North/South and Obingwa/Osisioma/Ugbunagbo.
Nkechi Justina Nwaogu, is a Nigerian politician and banker, founder and CEO Libra Investment. She is the former Chairman Governing Council and Pro Chancellor University of Calabar. Nwaogu was the Member representing Osisioma Ngwa, Ugwunagbo and Obi Ngwa Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. In 2007 she was elected as the Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District. In 2011 she was re-elected for a second tenure in office.
Eziuche Chinwe Ubani is a Nigerian politician and journalist, a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) who represent the Obingwa/Osisioma/Ugwunagbo constituency of Abia State. He was elected in 2007.
Obingwa is a Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Mgboko.
Ugwunagbo is a local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
Ukwa West is a Local Government Area in Abia State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Oke Ikpe.
Eric Iheanacho "Acho" Nwakanma is a Nigerian politician, businessman and philanthropist who served twice as the deputy governor of Abia State from 2006 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2011.
Okezie Victor Ikpeazu is a Nigerian politician and former Governor of Abia State, who was in office from 29 May 2015 to 29 May 2023. He was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. He was re-elected as the Governor of Abia state at the 9 March 2019 gubernatorial election. He ran for election at the 2023 Senatorial election for Abia South Senatorial District but came a distant third behind incumbent Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe of All Progressive Grand Alliance and a political newbie Chinedu Onyeizu of the Labour Party.
Clifford Ohiagu is a Nigerian politician and member of the 4th National Assembly representing Obi Ngwa/Osisioma/Ugwunagbo constituency of Abia State under the umbrella of the People's Democratic Party.
The INEC Abia State Office is a branch of the Independent National Electoral Commission that coordinates, supervises and organizes political elections in Abia State. On August 2, 2015, some parts of the office which is headquartered at Obingwa local government was burnt down by political thugs during the 2015 Nigerian general election. The INEC Abia State Office is headed by a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), currently Sylvester Ezeani.
Nkechi Caroline Ikpeazu was the First Lady of Abia State from 29 May 2015 to 29 May 2023, as wife of the former Governor of Abia State located in the southeast of Nigeria. She is also the Founder and President of Vicar Hope Foundation, a non-profit organisation that has Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC)
Abayi Umu-okoroato is a city in Obingwa local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
The 2023 Abia State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Abia State, concurrent with elections to the Abia State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP governor Okezie Ikpeazu was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Alex Otti, a banker, gained the office for the Labour Party by a margin of victory over first runner-up and PDP nominee—Okey Ahiwe, the former Chief of Staff to Ikpeazu.
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.
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.
Mgboko Ngwa is a town in Obingwa local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
The 2023 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Abia State was held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 House of Representatives members from Abia State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives and elections to the Senate; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
Munachim Ikechi Alozie is a Nigerian politician and a member of the Federal House of Representatives from Obingwa/Osisioma/Ugwunagbo federal constituency of Abia State in the 10th National Assembly. He was born on April 14, 1961 at Umuchima Akanu Ngwa of Ugwunagbo Local Government Area of Abia State. He started his political career as the first Executive Chairman of Ugwunagbo Local Government Area from 1997 to 1998. He was also the Transition Committee Chairman of Ugwunagbo Local Government Area from 2011 to 2012 as well as the Deputy National Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) from 1997 to 1998. He was, at various times, the Abia South Deputy Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and later, the State Financial Secretary of PDP. Hon Munachim Ikechi Alozie attended the Akanu Ngwa Primary School, Secondary Technical School, Obegu, and the College of Agriculture Umuagwo. At the Nigerian House of Representatives, Hon Munachim Ikechi Alozie serves as the Chairman of the Committee on Recovery of Public Funds Seized, Forfeited and Abandoned in Financial Institutions and Government Agencies, as well as a member of other committees of the House.
Ukwa East/Ukwa West is a federal constituency in Abia State, Nigeria. It covers Ukwa East and Ukwa West local government areas in the state. Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma is represented by Chris Nkwonta of the All Progressives Congress of Nigeria.
