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 as Abakaliki.
Ehugbo often referred to as Afikpo,is the second largest urban area in Ebonyi State,Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Afikpo North Local Government Area.
Akanu Ibiam International Airport,also known as Enugu Airport,is an airport serving Enugu,the capital city of Enugu State of Nigeria,and nearby cities,such as Abakaliki,Awka,Onitsha,Nnewi,Afikpo,Okigwe,Nsukka,Ugep,Orlu,Idah,Otukpo and Ogoja. The airport is named after the late Akanu Ibiam (1906–1995),a medical doctor and statesman who hailed from Afikpo in Ebonyi State.
Victor Ndoma-Egba is a Nigerian politician and former Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He was a three-term Senator,representing Cross River Central Senatorial District of Cross River State in the Nigerian Senate from 2003 to 2015.
Eddaland administratively designated by Nigeria as Afikpo South covers an entire local government area in Ebonyi State,Nigeria.
Afikpo North is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State,Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Ehugbo,Afikpo. Important townships include Ehugbo Unwana and Amasiri. Other notable areas are Ibii and Akpoha.
Anyim Pius Anyim is a Nigerian politician who served as president of the Nigerian Senate from 2000 to 2003,he was Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) during Goodluck Jonathan presidency. He was elected a Senator on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 1999 for the Ebonyi South constituency of Ebonyi State. And was elected president of the Senate in August 2000.
Akanu Ibiam,was a distinguished medical missionary who was appointed Governor of Eastern Region,Nigeria from December 1960 until January 1966 during the Nigerian First Republic. From 1919 to 1951,he was known as Francis Ibiam,and from 1951 to 1967,Sir Francis Ibiam. After this time,he dropped his title and his forename and was known as simply Akanu Ibiam although the honours he reportedly returned were not annulled by the British government.
Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic,Unwana is located in Unwana city,Ebonyi State,Nigeria. The polytechnic was founded in 1981 and is owned by the federal government. It is named after Akanu Ibiam,the First Republic Governor of Eastern Region,Nigeria. The school was initially located on the present site of Federal Government College Okposi,and moved to its site in Unwana in 1987. There are five schools that offer programs leading to National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in sciences,engineering,and humanities.
Anyim Chukwu Ude was elected Senator for the Ebonyi South constituency of Ebonyi State,Nigeria,taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
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.
Unwana,also known as Unwara,is a town and the third-most important urban area in Ebonyi State,Nigeria. It is situated in the southern part of Ebonyi State. It is bordered in the north by Afikpo,in the west by Edda,and in the east by Cross River State. It is the seat of Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana.
Francis Ogbonnaya Otunta was a Nigerian mathematician and academic administrator. He was the fifth Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture upon his appointment in December 2015.
Ebonyi South is one of three senatorial districts in Ebonyi State,Nigeria.
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.
The 2023 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Ebonyi State,concurrent with elections to the Ebonyi 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 APC Governor Dave Umahi is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.
The 2011 Ebonyi State House of Assembly election was held on April 26,2011,to elect members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 24 seats were up for election in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State will be held on 25 February 2023,to elect the 3 federal Senators from Ebonyi 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 Senate and elections to the House of Representatives;with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
