Amakohia Ubi
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Amakohia Ubi | |
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Autonomous community | |
| Coordinates: 5°32′34.27″N 6°57′4.9″E / 5.5428528°N 6.951361°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Imo |
| Local government area | Owerri |
| Time zone | WAT |
Amakohia-Ubi is an autonomous community in the Owerri West Local Government area of Imo State (1), Nigeria. The community is divided into four villages: Umunjam, Obiọkwu, Umuike, and Umuọka. Each of these villages, which later became towns, has between four and eight kindreds. Amakọhia-Ubi, originally, Amakọhia-Ubi was a village in the Umunwọha Ọfọ Ise (Children of Nwọha) community comprising Ohii, Amakohia-Ubi, Ndegwu, Orogwe, and Irete in order of seniority, until each of them was recognized as autonomous by the Peoples Democratic Party-led government. Each of these officially known as an autonomous community was granted the right to choose a traditional ruler according to government procedures establishing the autonomous community status.
All of these communities and villages are located within Ikeduru local government area. Politically, Amakohia-Ubi has 19 Polling units as accounted for by the independent national electoral commission during the 2023 election.[1]
These autonomous communities and villages share a single health care facility[2] which is the Amakohia PHC located in Ihite Uboma local government.
References[edit]
- ^ "INEC- IREV". inecelectionresults.ng. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "DIRECTORY OF HEALTH ESTABLISHMENT" (PDF). Nairametrics.