“God’s Own State” : Codes On Abia State License Plate Numbers And Their Meaning

“God’s Own State” : What the alphanumeric codes on Abia State License Plates stands for. 

The unique number plate combination used by Private and Commercial vehicles is in the format ABC-123DE. 

The first three letters (ABC) indicates the Local Government Area (LGA) where the vehicle is registered.

Vehicle Registration Plates (license plate number) issued to both private and commercial vehicles in Abia State have the name and the unique slogan of the State, “God’s Own State”, displayed at the top centre of the plate.

Like any other plates issued across the country, the unique plate combination is in the format ABC-123DE, with each of the first three letters (ABC) indicating the Local Government Areas (LGA) in Abia or Licensing Office where the vehicle is registered.

The following are the first three letters on Abia State plate numbers and the Local Government Areas (LGA) in which they were registered.

ABA NORTH – EZA

ABA SOUTH – ABA

AROCHUKWU – ACH

BENDE – BND

IKWUANO – KWU

ISIALA-NGWA NORTH – KPU

ISIALA-NGWA SOUTH – MBA

ISUIKWUATO – MBL

OBIOMA NGWA – NGK

OHAFIA – HAF

OSISIOMA – SSM

UGWUNAGBO – GWB

UKWA WEST – KKE

UKWA EAST – KEK

UMUAHIA NORTH – UMA

UMUAHIA SOUTH – APR

UMUNNEOCHI – UNC

ABC-123DE

In addition to the first three letters, which indicates the Local Government Areas (LGA) in which they were registered, the next three digits on the number plates are numbers while the last two letters are used for numbering.

Like other plates issued across the Nation, license plates generally have white background while the color of the numbers varies by vehicle type. Numbers is imprinted in blue for Private vehicles while Commercial vehicles like Danfo buses use red.

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