Akiyi
Akiyi | |
|---|---|
Autonomous Town | |
  Akiyi Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 6°30′22″N 7°06′01″E / 6.50611°N 7.10028°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Enugu State |
| LGA | Uzo-Uwani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Postal code | 411111 |
| Climate | Aw |
Akiyi is an autonomous community in Umulokpa, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area (LGA), Enugu State, Nigeria. It has Seven (7) villages namely: Enugwu, Enugwu-Uwani, Imama, Nkwelle, Ukpali, Uwani and Uwenu.[1][2]
Religion[edit]
Christianity, Odinana and neutralist.
Church[edit]
The churches in Akiyi are namely:
- Holy Cross Parish (Catholic)
- St. Stephen's Church (Anglican)
- Deeper Life Bible Church (Pentecostal)
- Watchman Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement (Pentecostal)
- The Lord's Chosen Charismatic Movement (Pentecostal)etc.
Culture[edit]
Akiyi shares cultural traits with its neighbouring communities which are consistent with general Igbo culture. Other festivals include; the New yam festival, the Amaji festival and the Ibone (Mmanwu) festival which is held between July and September of every year. The Royal Highness of Akiyi-Umulokpa is Chief Engr. Vincent I.A. Ekwedigwe; The Igwe Ijagwo.
Age grade system[edit]
Akiyi practices Republican method of governance in which power is devolved to age grades. Each age grade consists of people within three years age bracket.
Notable people[edit]
- Hon. Cornell Chijioke Onwubuya (Agunkwo Igbo); Politician, Administrator, former Executive Chairman, Uzo-Uwani LGA, former SSA to former Governor Sullivan Chime on Investment Promotion and, a former Commissioner under the Executive Governor of Enugu state, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Gburugburu). And, SSA on Special Duties to Executive Governor, Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi of Enugu State.
- Hon. Charles Anumudu; Educationist, Researcher, PhD Economist
- Oliver A. Odenigbo; Lecturer Dept. of Estate Management, (I.M.T) Enugu
- Udemezue Sylverster; Legal Practitioner & Lecturer at Nigerian Law School, Lagos
- Nwabueze Darlington C.; Economist/International Trade analyst and, a Chinese language instructor/translator
References[edit]
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Akiyi-Umulokpa, Nigeria - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". Geographic.org. 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
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