Orumba North is a
Local Government Area in
Anambra
Anambra State is a Nigerian state, located in the southeastern region of the country. The state was created on August 27, 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State to the south, Enugu State to the east and Kogi Stat ...
State, East-central
Nigeria
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.
Towns
The 16 major towns that make up the local government are as follows;
*Awa,
*
Awgbu,
*Omogho,
*Ndiokpalaeze,
*Ndiokolo,
*Amaetiti,
*Ndiokpalaeke,
*
Okoh,
*
Nanka,
*Ndiukwuenu
*
*Ndikelionwu,
*
Ajalli,
*
Ufuma,
*Amaokpala,
*Ndiowu, and
*Okpeze.
It is a region with markedly fertile land for agriculture with prominent products around rice, yam, cassava, and palm oil. Most of the population are subsistence farmers and traders. There is also a large student community as a result of the presence of a Federal Polytechnic located at Okoh.
Schools
Here is the list of secondary schools in Orumba North Local Government Area:
* Community High School, Nanka
* Community Secondary School, Nanka
* Community Secondary School, Oko
* Community Secondary School, Ndikelionwu
* Community Secondary School, Ndiowu
* Community Secondary School, Ufuma
* Community Secondary School, Enugwuabor Ufuma
* Community Secondary School, Awgbu
* Community High School, Awgbu
* Awgbu Grammar School, Awgbu
* Community Secondary School, Ajali
* Community Secondary School, Omogbo
* Community Secondary School, Awa
Notable people
Notable people from Orumba Local Government Area include:
*Professor
Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike, educationist and author who hails from Ndikelionwu where he is now a traditional King.
*Professor
Humphrey Nwosu
Professor Humphrey Nwosu (born 2 October 1941) was chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) appointed by President Ibrahim Babangida, holding office from 1989 to 1993.
Birth and early career
Nwosu was born on 2 October 1941, and becam ...
, from Ajali town, Chairman of the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON)
*Dr.
Alex Ekwueme
Alexander Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme (21 October 1932 – 19 November 2017) was the first elected Vice President of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983 during the Second Nigerian Republic serving under President Shehu Shagari as a member of the National Pe ...
, former Vice-president of Nigeria.
Ufuma is particularly popular in the South Eastern part of Nigeria because it had offered sanctuary to fleeing Biafran warlords during the final days of the Nigerian-Biafran conflict.
References
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN ANAMBRA STATEdated July 21, 2007; accessed October 4, 2007
Local Government Areas in Anambra State
Local Government Areas in Igboland
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