Abia State House of Assembly | |
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| 7th Abia State House of Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Majority Leader | |
Deputy Majority Leader | |
Majority Whip | |
Deputy Majority Whip | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 24 |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Meeting place | |
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| Umuahia, Abia State | |
Abia State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the Abia State Government. [1] It is a unicameral body consisting of 24 members elected into 24 state constituencies and presided by a Speaker. [2] The age of voting is 18. [3]
| Office | Constituency | Representative | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | Umuahia Central | Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji | PDP |
| Deputy Speaker | Ohafia North | Egwuruonu Obasi | PDP |
| Majority Leader | Obingwa East | Solomon Akpulonu | PDP |
| Deputy Majority Leader | Ukwa East | Paul Taribo | PDP |
| Minority Leader | Aba Central | Abraham Oba | APGA |
| Deputy Minority Leader | Bende North | Chijioke Chukwu | APC |
| Majority Whip | Ugwunagbo | Munachim Alozie | PDP |
| Minority Whip | Arochukwu | Mike Ukoha | APGA |
| Constituency | Name | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| Osisioma South | Nnamdi Allen | PDP |
| Umuahia North | Kelechi Onuzuruike | PDP |
| Umuahia Central | Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji | PDP |
| Isiala Ngwa North | Ginger Onwusibe | PDP |
| Isiala Ngwa South | Chikwendu Kalu | PDP |
| Isuikwuato | Lucky Udoka Johnson | APC |
| Ukwa East | Paul Taribo | PDP |
| Ukwa West | Godwin Adiele | PDP |
| Obingwa East | Solomon Akpulonu | PDP |
| Umunneochi | Okey Igwe | PDP |
| Umuahia East | Chukwudi J. Apugo | PDP |
| Umuahia South | Jeremiah Uzosike | PDP |
| Ikwuano | Stanley Nwabuisi | PDP |
| Ugwunagbo | Munachim Alozie | PDP |
| Obingwa West | Thomas Nkoro | PDP |
| Ohafia North | Egwuronu Obasi | PDP |
| Osisioma North | Kennedy A. Njoku | PDP |
| Aba Central | Abraham Oba | APGA |
| Aba North | Aaron Uzodike | PDP |
| Arochukwu | Mike Ukoha | APGA |
| Ohafia South | Ifeanyi Uchendu | PDP |
| Bende South | Emmanuel Ndubuisi | PDP |
| Bende North | Chukwu Chijioke | APC |
| Aba South | Obinna Ichita | APGA |
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Abia State is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, it is bordered to the northwest by Anambra State and northeast by the states of Enugu, and Ebonyi, Imo State to the west, Cross River State to the east, Akwa Ibom State to the southeast, and Rivers State to the south. Abia is the only Southeastern state that has boundaries with the other four Southeastern states in Nigeria. It takes its name from the acronym for four of the state's most populated regions: Aba, Bende, Isuikwuato, and Afikpo. The state capital is Umuahia while the largest city and commercial centre is Aba.
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