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East Central State is a former administrative division of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the
Eastern Region and existed until 3 February 1976, when it was divided into two states -
Anambra
Anambra State is a Nigerian state, located in the southeastern region of the country. The state was created on August 27, 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State to the south, Enugu State to the east and Kogi Stat ...
and
Imo. The area now comprises five states; Anambra, Imo,
Enugu,
Ebonyi
Abakaliki is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It's headquarters are in the town of Nkaliki.
It has an area of 443 km and a population of 126,837
based on the census conducted i2006. Thehe postal code
A postal code (a ...
and
Abia
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ABIA
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* Abia (name)
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. The city of
Enugu was the capital of East Central State.
East Central State Leaders
*
Ukpabi Asika
Anthony Ukpabi Asika (28 June 1936 – 14 September 2004) was a Nigerian academic and civil servant. He served as the Administrator of East Central State during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon, appointed when his predecessor, the East ...
, Administrator (1967 – July 1975)
*
Anthony Ochefu, Governor (July 1975 – February 1976)
References
Former Nigerian administrative divisions
States and territories established in 1967
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