Ikwuano
About
Ikwuano is a Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria, with its headquarters in Isiala Oboro. The name Ikwuano reflects that the community is made up of four ancient kingdoms: Oboro, Ibere, Ariam/Usaka and Oloko. It is one of the five Local Government Areas in the Abia Central Senatorial District. The area is largely rural, with farming as a key economic activity. Its lowland rainforest vegetation supports crops such as yam, cassava, maize, cashew and ginger, and it is known as a food basket of Abia State. The local population is primarily Igbo.
History
The present Ikwuano Local Government Area was part of the Bende Division under the British colonial government, which divided the Southern Province as part of its system of administration early in the 19th century. Later, Umuahia replaced Bende as the administrative headquarters after the extension of the Nigerian rail line between 1915 and 1916. Ikwuano was among the new local government areas created on 27 August 1991, when the Babangida administration created Abia State from the old Imo State, carving it out of the defunct Ikwuano-Umuahia area of the old Imo State. The area is also associated with the Aba Women's Riot of 1929, which began in Oloko when thousands of Igbo women protested a new taxation plan that would require women, especially widows, to pay taxes they had not previously been required to pay.
Source: Wikipedia: Ikwuano
Key Facts
State
Abia State
Headquarters
Isiala Oboro
Chairman
Dr. Anthony Nzeribe Nwaubani
Established
1991
Area
281 km²
Population
200,800