2-485: Abakaliki is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State , Nigeria . Its headquarters are in the town of Nkaliki. It has an area of 443 km and a population of 126,837 based on the census conducted in 2006. The postal code of the area is 480. This Ebonyi state , Nigeria location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Local Government Areas of Nigeria Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each administered by
4-603: A local government council consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and other elected members, who are referred to as councillors. Each LGA is further subdivided into a minimum of ten and a maximum of twenty wards. A ward is administered by a councillor, who reports directly to the LGA chairman. The councillors fall under the legislative arm of the Local Government , the third tier of government in Nigeria, below
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