Owerri West

Owerri West
LGA
Country	Nigeria
State	Imo State
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Owerri West is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Umuguma. Owerri West Local Government is administered under the terms of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Elections to the office of the Chairman of the local government are held through nominations by registered political parties as stipulated by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, under the supervision of Imo State Electoral Commission. Owerri West was carved out of the former Owerri Local Government Area in 1996. A very large portion of the local government constitute the capital city of Imo State, Nigeria.

It has an area of 295 km² and a population of 99,265 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 460.^[1]

Communities

1. Umuguma
2. Avu
3. Okuku
4. Oforola
5. Obinze
6. Nnekede
7. Ihiagwa
8. Eziobodo
9. Okolochi
10. Emeabiam
11. Irete
12. Orogwe
13. Amakohia
14. Ndegwu
15. Ohii

Prominent locations in Owerri West include:

1. Federal Polytechnic Nnekede
2. Federal University of Technology Owerri - located at Ihiagwa and Eziobodo
3. Federal Secretariat - located at Umuguma along Port Harcourt Road
4. State Secretariat
5. General Hospital Umuguma
6. World Bank Housing Estates Umuguma, Area L, M, N
7. Federal Housing Estate Umuguma
8. Imo State Housing Estate Umuguma
9. Concorde Hotel

The Owerri West Local Government Headquarters is situated at the heart of Umuguma community by the central market square.

Notable people

1. Major General Rowland Nkwazema Ogbonna (rtd) CFR mni - Retired Army General. Former Directing staff at National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru, Jos. Former PDP Vice-chairman Owerri Zone,
2. Chief Ignatius Umezurike - former Chairman Owerri Local Government Area (1988 - 1991)
3. Sir Levi Oguike - member Federal House of Representatives (1999 - 2003) and State Commissioner for Lands (2009 - 2011)
4. Sir Engineer Eddy Uwa Onuoha - British trained Engineer and Philanthropist
5. Commodore Ogechi E. Osuagwu - Retired very senior military officer and Philanthropist
6. Engineer Gibson Ozoemena - Director, Agip Oil
7. Sir Mike Eke - Chartered Accountant and former Bursar, University of Port Harcourt
8. Rev. Dr. Austin Chiagorom Okigbo, Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder, visiting professor at Williams College, Harvard, and Notre Dame
9. Dr. Barrister Eze Simpson Osuagwu - Harvard University Scholar and Legal Practitioner
10. Dr. Emeka J. Amanze - United States Army Veteran and Intellectual Property Law Scholar
11. Chief Chika Osuji - Chartered Accountant and Executive Officer, Nigeria LNG Bonny
12. Architect Newton Okoroafor - Director, Federal Ministry of Works
13. Dr. Bishop Ikwuagu - Medical Director, National Hospital Abuja
14. Rt. Hon. Barrister Uche Onyeagucha - Member Federal House of Representatives (2003 - 2007) and Special Adviser to the Governor 2014.
15. Chief Benjamin Umanze - Secretary General to the Eze Agubiam of Irete Autonomous Community, a great analyst (currently)

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