THINGS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT AKEGBE UGWU

I shall present in detail several things you must know about Akegbe Ugwu and Akegbe people of Enugu State. Below are ten things you must know.

1. Akegbe Ugwu is a town in Nkanu West Local Government area of Enugu state.

2.Akegbe Ugwu is one of the four towns that make up Awkunanaw. The other three towns are Amodu, Amechi and Obuoffia.

3. Akegbe Ugwu has five autonomous communities. They are Umuatugbuoma(Umuatugbu in short), Amagu, Attakwu, Umuokwu, and Obeaghu.

4. Akegbe Ugwu is within Enugu-Port Harcourt Express way.

5. Akegbe Ugwu has produced a chairman of the Enugu State Council of Traditional  Rulers. He was the igwe of Umuokwuo in the person of HRM Late Igwe Jeremiah Onovo.

6. Akegbe Ugwu has produced the incumbent house member representing Nkanu West constituency in the state house of assembly. His name is Hon Iloabuchi Aniagu. He is from Amagu.

7. Akegbe Ugwu has a good tourist and economic site: Nyama. It is a river where sand is gotten. It helps the jobless youth to earn a living.

8. The Enugu state zoological and botanical garden is located in Attakwu Akegbe.

9. Akegbe people is very hospitable to strangers. Nevertheless, they are also stubborn.

10. These are the four kings in Akegbe Ugwu:

Umuatugbu: HRM Igwe Okechukwu Nwobodo (Atugbu 1)

Amagu: HRM Igwe Ignatius Ugwu ( )

Attakwu: HRM Igwe Dr Greg Ugwu (Enyi 1 of Elephant Kingdom)

Umuokwuo: HRM Igwe Ray Agwa

Obeaghu: HRM Igwe Nnamene (Ngwuajo)

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