OgbaâÂÂEgbemaâÂÂNdoni (also written as Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni or ONELGA) is a Local Government Area of Rivers State, in South-South Nigeria (Old Ahoada LGA) under Rivers West Senatorial District, with its headquarters at Omoku. With about 258,700 People according to 2006 Census. It is bounded by Imo, Delta, Bayelsa, and Anambra States and also by Ahoada West, Ahoada East and Emohua Local Government Areas of Rivers State. They are part of the Igbo ethnic group in Rivers State with three Tribes starting with Ogba as the dominant tribe with 12 legislative wards, the Egbema (which are also found in Imo state) and Ndoni people who are also found in Ukwuani L.G.A (in Delta State precisely) both with 2&3 legislative wards respectively. It is majorly upland and home to the highest upstream Oil and Gas exploration/exploitation activity in the State since the early 1960s with about 12 mining/producing fields operated by AGIP, Total Energies and Shell/NPDC with many other reserve/untapped fields. It is part of the Ogba / Egbema / Ndoni / Ahoada West constituency of the Nigerian House of Representatives. Sir. Dr. Chukwu Shedrack O. ESQ. DSSRS, JP. is the Executive Chairman of ONELGA. He came into office september 2025.
The Ancient Traditional Stool of the Area is: The Oba of Ogbaland, The Nze-Obi of Egbema Kingdom and the Awor of Ndoni howeverso, recently, The Eze Egi of Egi Kingdom in Ogbaland was also adopted and elevated to First-Class Status joining the former as revered traditional institutions in the LGA.
From the Local Government, it is easy to Journey to the famous Onitsha World market through River Niger. The Local Government has vast arable and fertile land for Agricultural and industrial uses.
The OgbaâÂÂEgbemaâÂÂNdoni Local Government Area is named after the three respective tribes who inhabit this territory, the Ogba, Egbemas whose brothers also occupy Ohaji/Egbema in Imo State, and the Ndoni people who are affiliated to their brothers in Ukwuani in Delta State and Ogbaru in Anambra State.
Rivers State Newspapers Corporation- Eminent Persons of Rivers State (2013)