Ezza South LGA, Ebonyi State

Ezza South is a local government area located in Ebonyi Central Senatorial District . Its headquarters is Onueke and consists of several towns and villages such as Isieke, Achara-ikwo, Afiaelem, Echibokum, Ekebeligwe, Inyafor, Ndeagu, and Okposhi-mgbo . It was created in 1996, amongst other local government areas in the then new Ebonyi state by the military government of General Sani Abacha . Their major occupations are farming and trading as well as emerging civil servant class . It has an area of 310.3 km² and a population of 133,625 at the 2006 census, which was projected to grow to 199,000 in 2022 . It also has a projected population density of 641.3/km² . Indigenous festivals celebrated in Ezza South LGA include the Oke Aku festival . Farming is the major occupation of the people of Ezza south LGA with crops such as rice, yam, cassava, and cocoyam grown in substantially large quantities in the area. Trade also blossoms in the area with the LGA hosting several markets such as the Onueke and the Ngamgbo Nwele markets . The postal code of the area is 482 and it is located at 6.1777°N 8.0403°E .

FAAC Statutory Allocation Ledger
Cumulative FAAC Allocation (1999 - 2026)
NGN 43,525,556,432.24
Current Year Funding
16.7% DISBURSED
FISCAL MONTH
NET ALLOCATION
VARIANCE
February 2026
NGN 488,175,729.72
-8.9%
January 2026
NGN 536,043,379.92
-4.4%
December 2025
NGN 560,616,854.37
+9.0%
November 2025
NGN 514,321,018.67
-8.7%
October 2025
NGN 563,083,831.40
-2.5%
September 2025
NGN 577,611,728.38
+0.0%

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