The Ikwo is a subgroup of the
Igbo people who live in southeastern
Nigeria
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.
The area is rich in mineral resources, and the ancestors of today’s inhabitants developed bronze-casting techniques over a thousand years ago, some found in the town of
Igbo Ukwu. The creativity and technical skill demonstrated by those early Igbo bronze, metal and
terra cotta
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crafters is recognized as among the finest in the history of the world.
[http://www.theseedcompany.org/project/abakaliki-bible-cluster-ikwo ''"Abakaliki Bible Cluster , Ikwo''"] They number around 600,000
Ikwo language is spoken in Ebonyi and Cross River.
Notable Indigenes
*Chief
Martin Elechi
Martin Elechi is a Nigerian economist and politician. He served as the Governor of Ebonyi State from 2007 to 2015. He ran in the 2007 Nigerian general election on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) ticket and assumed the position on May 29, 20 ...
, former
Governor of Ebonyi State.
* Senator Amb. Lawrence Nwuruku, Nigeria's former ambassador, former Senator and former commissioner
South East
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of the
Independent National Electoral Commission
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History
Regulation and administration of elections
The administration of democratic elections in Nige ...
(INEC).
*
Eric Kelechi Igwe, Deputy
Governor of Ebonyi State.
*
Frank Ogbuewu, Nigeria's former Ambassador and former Minister of Culture and tourism.
* Ugonna Utulor, Author of
Hackers Day(novel) and National Chairman
PDP Students Coalition.
* Senator
Emmanuel Onwe
Emmanuel Onwe is a lawyer, human rights activist, newspaper columnist, and former member of the Nigerian Senate. He is presently the Commissioner for Information in Nigeria's Ebonyi State. He is also a founding and executive member of the Njiko ...
, former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
See also
Igbo people
Ikwo (Local Government)
References
Igbo subgroups
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