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Ebonyi State. Ebonyi State (Igbo: Ȯra Ebonyi) 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 ...
Francis Ogbonna Erishi Nwifuru (born 25 February 1975) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who is the current governor of Ebonyi State since 2023. [1][2] He previously served as speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly from June 2015 to May 2023. [3] He hails from Oferekpe Agbaja in Izzi local government area of Ebonyi State. [4][5]
APC. 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. [1][2] The election—which was postponed from its ...
David Umahi. David Nweze Umahi CON (born 25 July 1963) is a Nigerian politician who serves as the minister of works of Nigeria. He previously served as the senator representing Ebonyi South senatorial district from June to August 2023, and as the governor of Ebonyi State from 2015 to 2023; and deputy governor from 2011 to 2015. [1][2]
Abakaliki is the capital city of Ebonyi State in southeastern Nigeria, located 64 kilometres (40 mi) southeast of Enugu. The people are popularly called Fulani Igbo. [2] The inhabitants are primarily members of the Igbo nation. [3] It was the headquarters of the Ogoja province before the creation of the Southeastern State in 1967.
The Ebonyi Central Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Ezza North, Ezza South, Ikwo, and Ishielu. The incumbent Joseph Ogba was elected with 55.6% of the vote in 2019. In January 2022, Ogba announced that he would run for governor of Ebonyi State instead of seeking re-election. Primary Elections
Coordinates: 06°11′49″N 008°01′05″E. Ebonyi State International Airport is an airport located in Onueke, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria, along the Abakaliki-Afikpo Expressway. The airport was commissioned by the administration of Dave Umahi in 2023. The airport is meant to service Ebonyi, Abia, Benue and part of cross river states.
APC January 2021. Eric Kelechi Igwe. Defected to the APC, was sacked by Federal High Court, but was reinstated by Court of Appeal. Francis Nwifuru [5][6] Governor. 29 May 2023. Incumbent. APC. Patricia Obila.