The ancestors of the Ohafia people were renowned as mighty warriors.[4][5] This aspect of the Ohafia peoples' history remains fundamental to the Ohafia people's sense of identity. The knitted warrior's cap or "leopard cap" (
Igbo: Okpu agu)[4] is well known and is an associated product of Ohafia. The Ohafia warrior tradition is embodied in the performance of iri agha.[4]
Ohafia is home to the third largest military base in Nigeria, named
Goodluck JonathanBarracks after Nigeria's former President -
Goodluck Jonathan. It houses the headquarters of the newly established 14
Brigade and 145
Battalion office complex of the Nigerian Army.
Ohafia encompasses twenty-six villages with population strength ranging between 300,000 and 400,000 as of 2022. And it is at a distance of 50.1 km away from the Capital city
Umuahia in Abia State. The villages in Ohafia are Elu, Ibina (Ihenta), Nde Okala, Nde Anyaorie, Amuma, Amaekpu, Ebem, Nde Amogu, Okagwe, Nde Uduma Ukwu, Oboro, Nde Nku, Nkwebi, Amuke, Asaga, Ndi Uduma Awoke, Amankwu, Nde Ibe, Nde Orieke, Okon-aku, Amangwu, Ufiele, Eziafor, Abia, Akanu, Isiugwu.[6]
Geography/Climate
The typical
temperature in Ohafia Local Government Area is 27
degrees Celsius. With an average
humidity of 59 percent, the region experiences two different seasons: the dry season and the
rainy season. Ohafia Local Government Area is located in a region with a tropical
savannahclimate.[7]
Situated at an
altitude of 103.0
meters (337.93 feet) above sea level, Ohafia experiences a Tropical
Monsoonclimate (Designation: Am). The area's annual temperature averages at 30.82 °C (87.48 °F), which is slightly 1.36% higher than the national averages in Nigeria. Ohafia usually receives approximately 294.96
millimeters (11.61
inches) of
rainfall with 284.21
rainy days, accounting for 77.87% of the year.[8]
Economy
In Ohafia Local Government Area, trade is a significant
economic activity. The region is home to various marketplaces, including the Amavo central market, where a wide variety of goods are bought and sold. The Local Government Area's residents work primarily in
agriculture, growing products including
yam,
cassava,
melon, and
vegetables there in significant amounts. The residents of Ohafia Local Government Area also work in the fields of food processing, blacksmithing, and wood carving.[7][9]
Prof Kalu Ezera, was a professor of Constitutional Developments in Nigeria. Professor Kalu Ezera is the author of Constitutional Developments In Nigeria.[11][12]
Uma Ukpai, a Christian leader, an international evangelist, and preacher from Nigeria[13]
Ogbugo Kalu, former army officer who served in both the Nigerian Army and Biafran Army[14]
Ike Nwachukwu, military officer, former governor of old Imo state, diplomat and former senator
Ebitu Ukiwe, military officer, former military governor of
Lagos state and
Niger State, former chief of general staff (de facto vice president) to General Babangida's military government[19]
Kalu Idika Kalu is a former finance minister of Nigeria, minister of national planning and transportation minister. He served twice as the minister of finance.[3] He was a presidential aspirant in the 2003 Nigeria general elections, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, under the platform of The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).[20][21][22][23]
Chief
Ojo Maduekwe, a former minister of culture and tourism (1999), minister of transportation (2000–2003), minister of foreign affairs (2007–2010 and national secretary to the People Democratic Party.[24][25][26]
Chief
Umeh Kalu, He served as the Attorney General of Abia State and Commissioner for Justice of Abia State. Office: Attorney General of Abia State (Since 2007), Previous office: Attorney General of Abia State (2009 - 2019), Education: Nigerian Law School · Imo State University.[27][28][29]