Ogbaru

Ogbaru is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, south-central Nigeria. Towns that make up the local government are Atani, Akili-Ogidi, Akili-Ozizor, Mputu, Ohita, Ogbakugba, Ochuche Umuodu, Ossomala/ Ossomari, Ogwu-aniocha, Umuzu, Ogwu Ikpele. Ogbaru has its local government headquarters in Atani. Ogbaru People are farmers as well as known warriors from its history; the Ogbaru people share clan lineage and boundaries with its people in delta state and rivers state such as Asaba in delta state and Ndoni in rivers state. The Ogbaru people consider River Niger waters that runs through its lands as their territorial lands. Ogbaruland is neighbored by Onitsha, a major commercial city in south eastern Nigeria located in Anambra State in Nigeria. Ogbaru people and clan are stretched into three Nigerian states, namely Anambra State, Delta State and Rivers State in Nigeria. Ogbaru was a food basket in biafra country, during post civil war. Ogbaru has notable people such as Atamanya Okwesa, a king of Ossomala kingdom that traded with the British empire with agricultural products like palm oil, plantain, yams, vegetable oil, bananas etc. Omu Okwei, a female industrious lady from ossomala kingdom in early 1900s), Professor Ben Nwabueze,human rights activist.Chief David Egonu of Dunon Furniture Company(First furniture company in eastern Nigeria). Chief Luke Obi. MNI(Civil Servant and diplomat in Biafra country who negotiated peace for end of Biafran war in 1969 and the only Biafran citizen to use the biafran passport in 1969 via U.N. meeting of Nigerian and biafran civil war dialogue). Prof Ben Akpati, Diplomat and Author, Oseloka H. Obaze, Senator Stella Odua, Rt. Hon. Princess Chinwe Clare Nwaebili, Dubem Obaze, Afam Ogene, Chukwuka Onyema, Barr. Stephen Azubuike Chukwuma, Chief Daniel Obi Okolie, retired Banking Executive,Late Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, a world-renowned and acclaimed high life musician, Late Prof. Francis Awogu. G Chief. Tony Anayo Mbanefo. Late Chief Obiajulu Osadebe, a musical protégé of his earlier mentioned father, Felix Awogu.Chief Victor Ikechukwu olasoji obi, an I.T. consultant( I.T. Supply Chain) and the only Nigerian-American to ship/supply goods and services from north Korea( outbound,2003) and to north Korea (inbound,2005). Ogbaru today has a Nigerian Naval Base, an Industrial river harbor, a refinery, a federal road under-construction leading to Rivers State in Nigeria. Ogbaru is a projected link road to other parts of the south east / south south zones of Nigeria with construction of a more inland link roads and a proposed 2nd Niger Bridge. Ogbaruland is strategic to its surrounding region and Nigeria and West Africa as a whole. Here is the list of secondary schools in Ogbaru Local Government Area: Ogbaru High School, Ogbakuba Ideke Grammar Secondary School, odekpe Unity Comprehensive Girls’ High School, Okpoko Community Boys’ Secondary School, Okpoko Community Girls’ Secondary School, Okpoko Community Secondary School, Atani Government Technical College, Osomala Community Secondary School, Odekpe Josephine Oduah Memorial Secondary School, Akili-Ozizor Anthony Obaze Memorial Community Secondary School, Ochuche Umuodu LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN ANAMBRA STATE dated July 21, 2007.

Ogbaru
LGA
Country	Nigeria
State	Anambra State
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)