| Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni | |
|---|---|
| — LGA — | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Rivers State |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni is a Local Government Area of Rivers State in Nigeria, with its capital at Omoku. It is part of the Ogba / Ebgema / Ndoni / Ahoada West constituency of the Nigerian House of Representatives.[1]
The Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area is inhabited by the Igbo tribes Ogba, Egbema, and Ndoni. The Egbema speak their own dialect of the Igbo language, whereas Ogba and Ndoni speak dialects related to Anambra Igbo. They are great farmers and fishermen/women and with a rich cultural history. The area has produced prominent sons and daughters, which included Hon. (Chief Victor Igwe Masi (Former Minister for Finance - Nigeria), Senator F. J. Ellah, Chief C. D. Orike, Dr. Peter Odili (former Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria),Chief Ifeanyi Odili (the Onwa of Ndoni), among others.
Mbama Mike Okiro, the Agunechemba I of Egbema, was Nigeria's first ethnic Igbo to assume the post of police Inspector General.[2]
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