Imo Flights

Imo Flights

Why not have a flight to the great state of Imo in Nigeria. It can be super place to visit. You may want to fly to the state to have a vacation. You may want to have a holiday on the state. You may want to fo a business visit to the state. You may want a cheap or luxury vacation to the area. You may want a villa, a cottage, a cabin, a house, a home, or a condo in the area. You may want to buy, rent, sell, hire, loan a place to stay in the area.

Besides Owerri, Imo State's major towns are Isu, Okigwe, Oguta, Orlu, Mbaise, Emekuku (Emeke- Ukwu), Mbieri, Orodo, Orsu, Amaigbo, Mbano. The state is rich in crude oil, natural gas and fertile, arable agricultural land.

Owerri is a city in southeastern Nigeria. It is the capital of Imo State and is set in the heart of the Igboland. It currently has a population of about 231,789 and is approximately 40 square miles in area.

Owerri was the capital of the Republic of Biafra in 1969. The capital of the secessionist state was continuously being moved as Nigerian troops captured the older capitals. Enugu, Aba, and Umuahia were the other capitals before Owerri.

Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (, also known as the Sam Mbakwe Owerri Airport and Imo Airport, is an airport serving Owerri, a city in the Imo State of southern Nigeria. Once called Imo State Airport, it was renamed in honor of a former governor, Sam Mbakwe.

Origin

Owerri was founded by a man called Ekwema Arugo. He was the son of Uratta and was forced to leave because he committed an unpardonable sin. Uratta had eight sons namely Orji, Owaelu, Owalla, Umuori, Umunahu, Okwu, Umuoba and Owerri. Umundula is not named separately because it is related to Orji, just as Owerri was not named separately because he was related to Owalla. The proper name of this village is Owere. In Igboland, there are several places called Owere. However, this particular Owere village is the most popular. In Igbo language, Owere means an open place of habitation. Ekwema Arugo, who founded Owere, had five children. These children constitute the five hamlets of Owere village namely:

Amaawom, Umuodu, Umuonyeche, Umuonyima, Umuororonjo

The ancestor Ekwema Arugo first settled at a place called Ugwu Ekwema. In remembrance of Ekwema Arugo, Owere people have a special celebration called Oru Owere. The festival is usually conducted at Ugwu Ekwema.

The current Eze or traditional ruler of Owere is Dr.Emmanuel Emenyeonu Njemanze of the Njemanze Dynasty. He is titled the Ozuruigbo V of Owere.

[edit] Transport and Trade

Owerri has an airport 14 miles southeast of the city, called the Imo Airport which provides service to Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Enugu. Right now, it serves as an alternate for Port Harcourt, but it does not serve international purposes. Some major roads that go through the city are; Port Harcourt Rd., Aba Rd., Onitsha Rd., and Okigwe Rd. Roads within the city are; Douglas Rd., Weathral Rd., Tetlow Rd., and Works Rd. Eke Ukwu Owere market is the main market in Owerri.

Owerri sits in the rain forest and produces many agricultural products, such as yams, cassava, taro, corn, rubber and palm products.

Local Government Areas

Imo State is made up of Local Government Areas:

Aboh Mbaise, Ahiazu Mbaise, Ehime Mbano, Ezi na Ihite, Ideato North, Ideato South, Ihite Uboma, Ikeduru, Isiala Mbano, Isu, Mbaitoli, Ngor Okpuala, Njaba, Nkwerre, Nwangele, Obowo, Oguta, Ohaji Egbema, Okigwe Orlu, Orsu, Oru East, Oru West, Owerri Municipal, Owerri North, Owerri West, Onuimo

States of Nigeria

Abia, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara

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