Afikpo is the second most urbanized area in

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 (al ...

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 ...

, after the state capital

Abakaliki Abakaliki is the capital city of Ebonyi State in southeastern Nigeria, located southeast of Enugu. The inhabitants are primarily members of the Igbo nation. It was the headquarters of the Ogoja province before the creation of the Southeastern ...

. It is made up of

Afikpo North Afikpo North is a Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Ehugbo, Ehugbo, Afikpo. Important townships include Ehugbo (with Itim Ukwu, Ohaisu, Nkpoghoro, Ugwuegu/Amaizu, O ...

and Afikpo South. Afikpo South is historically referred to as Edda. The current member of the House of Representatives (9th assembly) representing Afikpo North / Afikpo South federal constituency is Iduma Igariwey Enwo. Below is a list of people from Afikpo: * Sinach * Akanu Ibiam *

Uche Azikiwe Uche Ewah Azikiwe , (born 4 February 1947) is a Nigerian academic, educator and author. She is the widow of former President of Nigeria Nnamdi Azikiwe. She is a professor in the Department of Educational Foundation, Faculty of Education at Unive ...

* Iduma Igariwey Enwo * Samuel Eto'o *

Priscilla Ekwere Eleje Priscilla Ekwere Eleje is the first Director of Currency Operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). She is also the first woman to have her signature appended on the Nigeria Currency, the naira note. Background and education Eleje is a nat ...

Chris Abani Christopher Abani (born 27 December 1966) is a Nigerian-American and Los Angeles- based author. He says he is part of a new generation of Nigerian writers working to convey to an English-speaking audience the experience of those born and raise ...

Michael Nnachi Okoro Michael Nnachi Okoro (born 1 November 1940) is a Nigerian clergyman who was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki from 19 February 1983 until his retirement on 6 July 2021. Background and early life Okoro is from Unwana in Afikpo ...

Michael Ama Nnachi Michael Ama Nnachi (born 6 August 1964) is a Nigerian Politician and Quantity Surveyor, he is the senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District of Ebonyi State at the Nigerian 9th National Assembly. Education Nnachi attended Governmen ...

Francis Otunta Francis Ogbonnaya Otunta (29 April 1958 – 30 March 2021) was a Nigerian mathematician and academic administrator. He was the fifth Vice-chancellor (education), Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture upon his appointment i ...

* Nnenna Oti

References

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