Ogwashi Ukwu, sometimes spelt as Ogwashi-Uku, is an Igbo town in Delta State, Nigeria. Located west of the state capital Asaba, it is the headquarters for the Local Government Area, Aniocha South. The population of Ogwashi-Ukwu is about 200,234.. However, its number has increased vastly and keeps increasing. It is an Anioma region of Delta State which is home to the Igbo-speaking people of Delta State. Its natives are the Enuani people, who are predominantly farmers and fishers. The villages in Ogwashi-Ukwu include Ikelike (the original inhabitants), Umu Dei, Azungwu, Agidiase, Agidiehe, Ogbe Akwu, Ishekpe, Ogbe Onicha, Ogbe Ubu, Ogbe Ahor and Umu-okwe. Ogbe Ahor is located in the heart of Ogwashi Uku kingdom and it is founded by Olisagba and the three clans of Ogbe Ahor is made up of three brothers and sons of Olisagba "Umu Olisagba" which are Ogboli, Enyezue and Obaeme. later migration by people from Asaba came in much later and were welcomed by umu Olisagba and today they are known as Ogbe ani. it is officially not part of the Ogwashi ebo itenani. - 𝐈𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐰𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐎𝐠𝐛𝐨 . Azungwu is located at the South Western part of Ogwashi-Ukwu. Azu-Ngwu means behind Ngwu Tree. Ngwu Tree (Osisi Ngwu) is a spiritual tree planted by Ochele Alio in the 11th century during the Establishment of Azungwu settlement. Azungwu quarter is made up of seven subcommunities or families: Umu-Ochele Alio, Umuzu, Umulogai, Idumu Ubulu Aliko, Idumu Odafe Isiokwe, Umu Ozoma Isiokwe and Ogbe Odogwu. Azungwu is a community of warriors and spirituality.
Landmarks Jay Jay Okocha Stadium Ogwashi-Ukwu Post Office, Abu Ano Market at Ishekpe and Ogwashi-Ukwu Carnival (Ineh Festival) Kwale junction Ishiekpe Quarters - It had beautiful well-kept lawns and gardens maintained by prisoners under the watch of warders. There were many fruit trees: mango, guava, tangerine, orange and grapefruit which delighted the children and provided shade. Today Ogige is the site of Local Government Offices and it would benefit from landscaping and maintenance services. Although the fruit trees are gone it remains a green and leafy part of the town.
Institutions Delta State Polytechnic St Mary's Hospital, P.O. Box 38, a hospital of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku Delta State Polytechnic Ogwashi-uku
Notable people Ogwashi-Ukwu has a number of prominent people either born in the town or elsewhere, who have contributed to the growth of the town or of Nigeria.
Peter Konyegwachie, champion boxer and silver medalist, featherweight category in the 1984 Summer Olympics Jay-Jay Okocha , former international professional football player Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is a Nigerian-American economist and international development, expert. She sits on the boards of Standard Chartered Bank, Twitter, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, and the African Risk Capacity. On 15 February 2021, she was appointed as Director-General of the World Trade Organization Raph Uwechue, was a Nigerian minister, diplomat and publisher. He is a former president-general of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an Igbo socio-cultural organization in Nigeria
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See also Anioma people Enuani dialect Ekumeku Movement
References
External links Ogwashi-Uku Association USA Delta State Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku educational portal