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Abia State is a state of Nigeria. The capital is Umuahia and the largest city is, Asaba. The name Abia derives from a multi-ethnic confederacy of states founded by a Yoruba chieftain named Oni after the fall of the Oyo empire in 1837. Abia State was carved out of existing Western Region in 1967
It was initially inhabited by people from the Ika ethnic group, but later on it became home to people drawn from various ethnic groups including Igbo, Efik, Ibibios and Urhobos. In 1976, the first election for Abia's Legislative Assembly was held for the Northern regional government. Abia State has two degrees-making institutions: Federal University of Technology (FUT) Asaba and Federal University of Technology (FUT) Umunze.