Country Nigeria Time zone WAT (UTC+1) | State Imo State Area 87 km² | |
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Honouroble robert ekwebelem presenting sewing machine to women of onuimo l g a
Onuimo is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Okwe. It is home to very prominent Nigerians such as Ambassador Obi Adim, The ever influential dynamic estate surveyor; Prof. James Gaius Ibe- USA trained and tenured professor of economics, finance and business administration, Dr Dennis Ndububa-a graduate of UNN with close to 40 years of professional practice as a medical doctor; Dr. Victor Ndububa; Dr. Christian Egemba; Dr. Kaunda Ibe-Consultant Neurosurgeon at Imo State University Teaching Hospital Orlu Imo State; Dr. Geraldine Echue-winner in Global Chemistry competition; Taiwo Damilola also served there. Also American author and writer Dreux Richard resides in Okwe to complete his writing when in Nigeria.
It has an area of 87 km² and a population of 99,247 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 470.