Ebonyi South Senatorial District


Ebonyi South is one of three senatorial districts in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Local Governments and Constituencies

Local Government Areas

Ebonyi South is made up of five Local Government Areas:
The five Local Government Areas of Ebonyi South make up two Federal constituencies namely:

Afikpo province in the newly created Nigeria

Ebonyi South produced the first Governor of the Eastern Region Akanu Ibiam, first lady of Nigeria Uche Azikiwe Nigeria's first minister of Education Aja Nwachukwu and more.

Afikpo province under Abia

During the time Ebonyi south was as under Abia state, the province produced the first Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu who is an indigene of present day Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Also, ABIA is an acronym for the 4 most populous and industrialized places in the state at the time. These places were:
Afikpo is now in Ebonyi State.

Afikpo province as Ebonyi South

Ebonyi South has produced one governor of Ebonyi state since its creation, in the person of Gov. Dave Umahi. The current senator representing Ebonyi South in the is Michael Ama Nnachi of the People's Democratic Party.

Higher institutions