Ohaji/Egbema

Ohaji/Egbema is an oil-rich Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is Mmahu-Egbema. It has an area of 890 km² and a population of 182,538 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 464.

Location

The local council lies in the south-western part of Imo State. It shares common boundaries with Owerri in the East, Oguta LGA in the North and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni in Rivers State in the South-west.

Oil and Gas Exploration

There are presence of such major Oil producing and servicing companies including Shell Nigeria, Chevron Corporation, Agip and many others in the council area.

Agriculture

Besides Oil and Gas exploration, Ohaji/Egbema is in the rich agricultural zone of Imo State. Agriculture is the mainstay of the people. Faming, Fishing, Palm Oil processing, Hunting, and animal husbandry are vigorously practiced. A good number of big companies, government agencies and voluntary organizations have established farms in the various areas of the local government. There is Adapalm (Nig) Ltd at Ohaji, Rubber Estate at Obitti, forest Reserve at Ekugba etc. These serve as tourism attraction centers for visitors to the area.