Abia State also known as God’s own state is one of the five South Eastern states in Nigerian with predominantly Igbo people. The state has only 17 Local Government Areas, out of the 774 Local Government Areas that make up the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The name “Abia” is an abbreviation of four of Abia state’s densely populated regions Aba, Bende, Isuikwuato, and Afikpo. 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.

Located in the south-eastern part of Nigeria, Abia was created out of Imo State on the 27th of August 1991, during the government of General Ibrahim Babangida.

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Known as one of the constituent states of the Niger Delta region, the state has its capital at Umuahia while the commercial city of the state is Aba.

The Igbo people, who are one of the indigenous peoples of the South-eastern part of Nigeria, make up 95% of the state’s population. The traditional language of the state is Igbo, Ibibio is spoken as a minority language, especially in Arochukwu. English is also widely spoken, and serves as the official language in governance and business. In Abia State over 3 million people are mainly Christians.

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