A brief history of Ngor Okpala by Obasi Kelechi
NGOR OKPALA IMO STATE A brief history by Obasi Kelechi Palm plantation, Ngor Okpala. Ngor Okpala. A brief sketchy history. Ngor Okpala is a settlement with its geographical location at the eastern part of Nigeria, West Africa. A local government area in Imo State, with its headquarters in umuneke. Ngor Okpala is the largest local government area in Imo State and one of the largest in the country, with an area of 561 km², and a population of 217,400 (2016) census. It consists of several communities and villages. History is a collective memory, a remembering, it is it that shapes the identity, its the foundation of all reflection on its future. It is in this context that I offer a brief sketch of the history of Ngor Okpala. Ngor-Okpala is a political unit evolving from the effort made at the turn of the century but especially in the early fifties by the colonial power and later regional and federal government to implement a policy of local government. Such local government units we...