Imo State Government intent on taking Governance closer to the grassroots, creates 52 Development Centres, out of the existing 27 LGAs.
See the list:
The names of the Imo State newly created Local Government Development Areas and headquaters are:
- Alaoma /Alaoma
- Enyiato/Afor Enyiogugu
- Ekereazu/Eziama Oparanadim
- Ezinihitte/Umuelegwa Onicha
- Ideato East/Ndiawa
- Ideato North Central/Ohaeke Umuopia
- Ideato West/Ogboko
- Ihitte North/Nkwo Ihitte
- Ikeduru East/Nkwunaghaba
- Ikeduru West/Umuohie Atta
- Isi Ehime/Ehime court (WUZARI)
- Ishi Isu/Isi Isu
- Mbama/Umuechem
- Mbaitolu South/Ubomiri
- Mbaitolu East/Orie Mbieri
- Ngor Okpala North/Umuowa
- Ngor Okpala South/Okpala
- Njaba south/Umuaka
- Nwangele South/Isi Nwangele
- Obowo West/Egbeghere
- Ohaji East/Umuokanne
- Ohaji West/Asoba
- Orlu North/Acharaba
- Orlu South/Achi
- Orlu West/Ikpa Nwerere
- Oru North/Ubulu
- Oru South/Otunne(Awo Omamma)
- Orsu Central/Eziawa
- Orsu South/ Eze Ogwu
- Orsu North/Imenyi Ihittenansa
- Oke Ovoro/Orie Uvuru
- Okigwe North/Umulolo
- Okigwe South/Akparugo
- Owerri East/Agbala
- Owerri South/Okolochi
- Owerri North East/Akwakuma
- Oyibo Mbano/Mbaraoha
- Ugiri North/Nkwo Mbaa
- Agwa/Obudi
- Egbema North/ Mgbara
- Osu Ama/Anara-Anara
- Onuimo South/Okwelle
- Nkwerre North/Isu Owerri Nkwoji
- Ugiri South/Obolo
- Uboma East/Mbata Eru Eru
- Obowo/Umuokoroma Umungwa
- Amiri Oru/Amiri
- Orujiriaku/Akatta
- Nneoha Oru/Ozuh Omuma
- Ama Aku Oru/Akuma
- Nkwerre West/Amaokpara
- Ezize/Aboshi