Igbo Eze South

About

Igbo Eze South is a Local Government Area of Enugu State in south-eastern Nigeria, with its headquarters in the town of Ibagwa-Aka (or Ibagwa-Eka). It covers an area of 158 square kilometres and had a population of 147,328 at the 2006 census. The area is made up of ten towns, including Alor-Agu, Unadu, Itchi, Nkalagu-Obukpa, Ibagwa Aka, Iheakpu-Awka, Uhunowerre, Ovoko-Ulo, Ovoko-Agu, and Iheaka. Agriculture and trade are the main economic activities. Yams, palm oil, cassava, bambara nuts, palm kernel, cowpea, and livestock are produced and traded at local markets, including Orie Igbo-eze, Nkwo Ibagwa, Afor Unadu, and Eke Itchi, which operate on the four market days of the traditional Igbo calendar. The local government chairman is Barr. Ugo Ferdinand Ukwueze.