6 Gombe Gombe 0 0 7 Kaltungo Kaltungo 70 Km 1 Hour 8 Kwami Malam Sidi 30 Km 30 Minutes 9 Nafada Nafada 120 Km 1 Hr 30 Minutes 10 Shongom Boh 85 Km 1 Hour 11 Yamaltu/Deba Deba 30 Km 30 Minutes

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BRIEF HISTORY

Imo State was created in Februray 1976. It derives its name from which currently forms a natural boundary between the state and that was carved out from it in 1991.

Imo State has an estimated area of 5,156.6 sq.kilometres. The state has 27 LGAs and is culturally homogeneous, with the inhabitants being largely Igbo. The major language is Igbo although the official language is English.

With population density ranging between 200-1500 persons per square kilometer, there is much pressure on the land. Land therefore is a very sensitive issue in the cultural heritage of the . The population is almost evenly distributed across the state, and family compound setting is very important and strong. The major nucleated settlements in the state include , and Orlu. Owerri is the capital, and attracts many people from all over the state that still retain their indigenous home affiliation.

ELECTORAL STATISTICS

S/N LGA RAs PUs 1 Aboh 12 133 2 12 133 3 11 131 4 Ezinihitte 12 136 5 14 173 6 13 113 7 Ihitte/Uboma 10 108 8 12 147 9 12 142 10 Isu 11 118 11 12 209 12 11 148 13 11 115 14 11 99 15 10 108 16 10 107 17 11 129 18 Ohaji/Egbema 12 154 19 Okigwe 11 109 20 10 95 21 Orlu 13 163 22 11 125 23 10 114 23 10 118

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SENATORIAL DISTRICTS

DISTRICT LGA RA PU COLLATION S/N COMPOSITION CENTRE 46 Imo East /Ahiazu Mbaise/Ezinihitte/ I04 1,302 Council Hall Owerri SD/046/IM Ikeduru/Mbaitoli/Ngor Okpala/Owerri Municipal Municipal/Owerri North/Owerri West 47 Imo West Ideato North/Ideato South/Isu/Njaba/Orlu/ 137 1,529 LGA Council Hall SD/047/IM Nkwere/Nwangele/Oguta/Ohaji/Egbema/ Orlu Orsu/Oru West/Oru East 48 Imo North Ehime Mbano/Ihitte-Uboma/Isiala 64 692 LGA Council Hall SD/048/IM Mbano/Obowo/Okigwe/Onuimo Okigwe

FEDERAL CONSTITUENCIES

S/N CONSTITUENCY COMPOSITION RA PU COLLATION CENTRE 129 Ehime Mbano, Ihitte Ehime Mbano/Ihitte 31 346 Ihitte Uboma Council Hall Uboma, Obowo Uboma/Obowo HQ Isiweke FC/129/IM 130 Isiala Mbano, Okigwe, Isiala Mbano/ Okigwe/ 33 346 Onuimo Lg Council Hall Onuimo Onuimo 131 Ideato North, Ideato Ideato North/Ideato 27 286 Ideato North Council HQ South South Urualla 132 Isu, Njaba, Isu/Njaba/Nkwerre/Nwa 43 440 Nwangele Council HQ Nkwerre,Nwangele ngele Amigbo 133 Oguta, Ohaji/Egbema, Oguta/Ohaji-Egbema/ 33 401 Oguta Council HQ Oguta Oru West Oru West 134 Oru East, Orsu, Orlu Oru East/Orsu/Orlu 34 402 Orlu LG HQ 135 Aboh Mbaise, Ngor Aboh Mbaise/Ngor 23 281 Ngor Okpala LG HQ Okpala Okpala Umuneke 136 Ahiazu Mbaise, Ahiazu Mbaise/ 24 269 Ahiazu Mbaise Lg Council Ezinihitte Ezinihitte Hall 137 Ikeduru/Mbaitoli Ikeduru/Mbaitoli 24 356 Mbaitolu LG Council HQ Nwaorieubi 138 Owerri Mun./Owerri Owerri Mun./Owerri 33 396 Owerri Municipal Council North/Owerri West North/Owerri West HQ Owerri

STATE CONSTITUENCIES

S/N CONSTITUENCY COMPOSITION RA PU COLLATION CENTRE 395 Aboh Mbaise Enyiogugu/Nguru Ahiato/Nguru 12 Aboh Mbaise LG Council SC/395/IM Nwenkwo/Nguru Nweke/Mburu/ Hall Uvuru I/Uvuru II/Lorji/ Amuzu/

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Umuhu/Lagwa/Ibeku

396 Ahiazu Mbaise /Otulu-Aguneze/OruNaLude/ 12 133 Ahiazu Maise LGA /Okirika Nwenkwo/Amu Council Hall zi-Ihenworie/Okirika Neke/Obohia - /Mpam/Oparandim/Um unomo-Umuchieze/Ogbor-Umueze 397 Ehime Mbano Agbaja/Umukabia/Nsu A’ikpe/ 11 131 Ehime Mbano Lga Nsu’b’ Ihitte/Nzerem-Ikpe/Umulum Council Hall aku-Umuihim/Umunakanu/Umunak amo/Umezeala/Umueze I/Umueze II- Umueleke 398 Ezinihitte Amumara/Itu/Okpofe-Ezeagbogu/ 12 136 Ezinihitte LGA Council Onicha I/Onicha II/Onicha III/Ihitte Hall Onicha IV/Eziudo/Udo Na / Obobama-Umunama/Chokoneze/ Akpodime-Ife 399 Ideato North Akpulu/Isiokpo/Umuokwara-Umue 14 173 Idato North LG Council zeaga/Akwu-Owerre/Umuopia Hall Umukegwu/Ndihem Asondizuogu/ Izuigu I/Ndimoko//Osi na/Uzi-Umua-Aoma/Ezemazu-Ozi- Omee/Ozuakoki-Umuago/Izuogu II 400 Ideato South Amanator-//Isiek 13 113 Ideato South LGA ensi I/Isiekensi II/Ntueke/Ugbelle/ Council Hall Obiohia/Ogboko I/Ogboko II/Umu akam-Umuago/Umchima/Umuma- Siaku/Umuobom 401 Ihitte/Uboma Abueke//Amainyi/Atoner 10 108 Ihitte/Uboma Lgacouncil im/Awuchinumo/Dimneze/Ikpere Hall Jere/Okata/Umuezeagwu/Umuihi 402 Ikeduru //Iho/Inyish-Umudim/ 12 147 Ikeduru Council Hall Amaima/Amakohia/Avuvu/Atta I/ Atta II/Ugirike-Okwu-Eziama/ Ngugo-/Uzoagba 403 Isiala Mbano Amaraku/Umunkwo/Ogbor/Ibeme/ 12 142 Isiala Mbano LGA Osu-Owerre I/Osu-Owerre II/Osua Council Hall mam-Anara/Ugiri-Oka/Amauzai /Obollo/Umuozu/Osu-Achara 404 Isu I/Amandugba II/Umun 11 118 Isulga Council Hall dugba I/ II/Amurie Omanze I/Amurie Omanze II/Ekwe I/Ekwe II/Isu-Njaba I/Isu-Njaba II/ Isu-Njaba III 405 Mbaitoli Afara-Eziama/Ogbaku/ - 12 209 Mbaitoli LGA Council Azara//Ifekala/Ogwa I/ Ogwa Hall II/ A/Orodo B/Umun noha- -Umuawau/Amaike Mbieri/Ezinaihtte Mbieri

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406 Ngor Okpala Amala-Alulu-Oburu/Obokwe-Ntu/ 11 148 Ngor Okpala LG Council Elelem-Obike/Ozuzu/Eziama-Okpala Hall /Imerienwe/Nguru-Umuowa/Ngor- Ihitte-Umukabia/Ohakelem/Nnorie Umuhu/Obiagwu/Logara-Umuohiagu 407 Njaba Atta I/Atta II/Atta III/Amucha I/Amu 11 115 Njaba LGA Council Hall cha II/Nkume// I/ Umuaka II/Umuaka III/Umuaka IV 408 Nwangele Amino-Umudurumba-Amigbo I/ 11 99 Nwangele LG Council Umuanaisi- IV/Umuanu- Hall Amaigbo II/Amaju-Amaigbo III/ Ezeobolo-Ofeahia-Amaigbo V/Abba/ Umuozu/Kara-Na-Orlu/Dim-Na- Nume/Abamjah I/ II 409 Nkwerre Onusa/Nnanano/Umukor/ Umunobo- 10 108 Nkwerre LGA Council Nkwerre IV/Nkwerre Urban V/ Hall Owerre Nkworji I/Owerre Nkorji II/ Umudim-Umuwala/Amaokpara/ Eziama Obaire 410 Obowo Alike/Amanze-Umungwa/Amuzi/Avu 10 107 Obowo LGA Council tu/Ehume/ Odenkume-Umuosoche/ Hall Okenalogho/Owuhia/Umuariam- Achara/Umunachi 411 Oguta Awa/Egwe-Egbuoma// Mbala- 11 129 Oguta LGA Council Hall Uba/Ndeulokwu-Umuowerre/Obudi- Aro/Oguta A/Oguta B/Oru/ Osseem otor-Enuigbo/Uwaorie 412 Ohaji/Egbema Assa-Obile/Awara-Ikwerede/Egbma 12 154 Ohaji/Egbema LGA A/Egbema B/Egbema C/Egbema E/ Council Hall Egbema D/Ekwuato/Obititi-Mgbishi/ /Uwuagwo/Umuapu. 413 Okigwe Okigwe Urbani/Okigwe Urban II/Aku 11 109 Okigwe LGA Council /Ihube/Ogll/Ezinachi/Umualumoke/ Hall Amuro/ Ndimoko-Ofeimo- Umuiwaibu/Umulolo/Agbobu 414 Onuimo Eziama/Umucheke/Owerre-Ezelu/ 10 95 Onuimo LGA Council Ofeahia-Umuanumeze/Aboh-/ Hall Ozimo-Umuneze/Umuna/ I/ Okwelle II. 415 Orlu Ohafor-Okporo-Umutanze/ Ohaeke- 13 163 Orlu LGA Council Hall Okporo/Ebenese-Umueze-Nnachi/ Ihioma/Umuna/Umudioka/Ihtte Owerre/Amaife-Umuowa/ Eziachi- Amaike/Ogberuru-Obibi/ Orlu- Mgbee-Govt.Station. 416 Orsu Umuhu Okabia/Ebenator/Okwufurua 11 125 Orsu LGA Council Hall ku/Okwuamaraihe I/Okwufuaramaihe II/Okwuetiti/Orsu Ihiteukwa/hitenan sa/Assah Ubiriielem/Eziawa/Amaruru

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417 Oru East Awo-Omamma I/Awo- Omammaa II/ 10 114 Oru East LGA Council Awo-Omammaa III/Awo-Omamma I Hall V/Amiri I/Amiri II/Akuma/Amagu/ . 418 Oru West Nempi-Eleh/Otulu/Aji/Ibiaso Egbe/ 10 118 Oru West LGA Council Amatuo/Ohakpu/Ozara/Ubulu/ Hall I/Mgbidi II. 419 Owerri Municipal Aladinma I/Aladinma II/Ikenegbu I/ 11 117 Owerri Municipal LGA Ikenegbu II/Azuzi I/Azuzi II/Azuzi Council Hall III/Azuzi IV/GRA/New Owerri I/ New Owerri II 420 Owerri North Awaka-Ihtte-Ogada/Naze//Emii/ 12 145 Owerri North LGA I/Emekuku II//Ihtte- Council Hall Uratta I/Obibi-Uratta II/ Obube- Agbala-Ulakwo/Obibi-Ezena 421 Owerri West Avu-Oforolu/Umuguma/Okuku/Emea 10 134 Owerri West LGA biam-Okolochi/Eziobodo/ Council Hall /-/Amakohia- Ubi.Ndegwu.Ohi/-

STATE MANAGEMENT TEAM

S/N NAME DESIGNATION PHONE 1 Dr Gabriel Ogbudu Ada REC 08073297680 2 Uluocha, Obi Brown Admin Sec 08035851414 3 Osim, Elias HOD VEP 08064262394 4 Mbaneme Emeka HOD OPS 07030453640 5 Asade, Ganiyu HOD EPM 08064044224 6 Ude, John HOD Gen Admin 08036703424 7 Frank Ukwuoma HOD Legal 08098228855 8 Onyema,Onyebuchi AG. HOD FIN/AC 08035910548 9 Onyeka, Pauline AG. HOD VR/ICT 08034283489

ELECTORAL OFFICERS

S/N LGA NAME PHONE 1 Aboh Mbaise Okafor, Obiorah 08033522004 2 Ahiazu Mbaise Iheagwam, Steven 08137072207 3 Ehime Mbano Sunday, Samuel 08033391119 4 Ezinihitte Mbaoma, Ugochukwu 08068846434 5 Ideato North Odilinye, Mary 08038597662 6 Ideato South Akalonu, Theresa 08033565738 7 Ihitte Uboma Okore, Frankline 08034957529 8 Ikeduru Eborty Emmanuel 08037135828 9 Isiala Mbano Okpara-Nestor, Chidinma 08034462706 10 Isu Nwosu, Pauline Adaku 08063825072 11 Mbaitoli Obiezue, Okechukwu 08038110112 12 Ngor-Okpala Chukwuemeka, Blessing 08037078664

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13 Njaba Nwachukwu, Anyalewechi 07035028184 14 Nkwerre Ukaegbu, Emmanuel 08036197217 15 Nwangele Ndukwu, Laeticia 08037972425 16 Obowo Nwosu, Noel Ikenna 08035988355 17 Oguta Arinze, Fidelis 08032084004 18 Ohaji/Egbema Ananaba, Kenneth 07032792784 19 Okigwe Nonyelum, Benjamin 08035925625 20 Onuimo Achibie, Afor Ogbonne 08033745101 21 Orlu Ihechere, Florence 08033544884 22 Orsu Akintunde, Olufemi 08066850800 23 Oru East Onyeji, Victor 07030677079 24 Oru West Ejekwu, Modestus 08035415401 25 Owerri Municipal Nkemdirim, Juliet 08032693673 26 Owerri North Jim, Rebecca Elewechi 08037112851 27 Owerri West Omowole, Bankole 08033636060

MEMBERS OF ICCES

S/N NAME AGENCY PHONE 1 Dr Gabriel Ogbudu Ada INEC 08073297680 2 Mohammed Uba Kura Police 08126373355 3 Col. A.T Adedoja Army 08136658626 4 Charles Oguoma DSS 08036683936 5 Nwosu, S. C Immigration 08030983273 6 Con Anabor FRSC 08033819591 7 Ojo Ota Prisons 08038659544 8 Nosike James Customs 08033502948 9 Akushie A. Spark NSCDC 08166666275 10 George Wisdom NDLEA 08023910160 11 Obi Uluocha INEC 08035851414 12 Emmanuella Ben Opara INEC (Secretary) 08033572456

JIGAWA

BRIEF HISTORY Jigawa State is in the northwest geo-political zone of . It was created out of then Kano State in 1991, with Dutse as its capital. The state has 4,348,649 people according to 2006 census, with a size of 23,509.6 square kilometers. Majority of the people live in rural areas and their main occupation is farming. There are twenty-seven (27) Local Government Areas in the state. The Hausa/Fulani, Kanuri and Badawa ethnic groups inhabit the state. Each of these has its distinct social and cultural identity, but Islam and intermarriages seem to have unified the tribes

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