Oyi
About
Oyi is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria, and is home to the Oyi people. Its constituent towns include Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Awkuzu, Ogbunike, Umunede, Umunya and Nteje, and its administrative centre is in Nteje. The LGA falls under the Anambra Central senatorial district and forms part of the Greater Onitsha Metropolis. The area is known for its Igbo language and culture, agriculture, markets, and the Ogbunike Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
History
Oyi was first created by the civilian administration of Chief Jim Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo in the 1980s, with Umunya as its headquarters and Ogbefi Jasper Nwobi as its first chairman. It took its name from the Oyi River, which flows northwards into the Omambala (Anambra River). When the military removed the civilian administration of Alhaji Shehu Shagari in 1983, Oyi and its constituent towns were folded back into the old Anambra Local Government Area with Otuocha as headquarters. Later, under the administration of Col Robert Nnameka Akonobi, the towns of Omor, Omasi, Umueje, Umelum, Igbakwu, Umumbo, Anaku and Ifite Ogwari from the former Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area were merged into Oyi, and Nteje became the headquarters, a position it has kept even after those towns were excised into Ayamelum Local Government Area.
Source: Wikipedia: Oyi
Key Facts
State
Anambra State
Headquarters
Nteje
Area
139.7 km²
Population
239,700 (2022)