• Ebonyi state is one of the six states created in 1996 by the then federal military government of General Sani Abacha.

• Ebonyi State is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by Benue State, Enugu State to the west, Cross River State to the east and southeast, and Abia State to the southwest

• Ebonyi is primarily an agricultural region. It is a leading producer of rice, yam, potatoes, maize, beans, and cassava in Nigeria.

• Ebonyi has several solid mineral resources, including lead, crude oil, and natural gas, but few large-scale commercial mining mines.

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