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Just look at money wasting without govt assistance!

Towns in Orumba area of Anambra state:::UMUOMAKU is a town in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria It presently consist of four villages in this order Umunambu, Okpebe, Umuokpurukpu and Umungada. The town can be accessed through four major different routes igbughu umuchu on the Umunze- Uga express, Ezira on the Ekwuluobia - Umunze Road, Enugu Umuoniya and from Amanasa Umuchu. The market day for the town is EKE.

The land surface area lies between latitudes 6° 18′ N, and longitude 6° 52′ E. it covers a total surface area of approximately 3,961 square kilometers. The climatic condition is essentially wet and dry tropical savannah, with the average mean daily temperature of about 69.80 °F to 80.8 °F between September and January. Historically, the origin of Umuomaku like that of many Igbo communities that exist till today is surrounded with myth and Legends. In early 1940s Umuomaku was part of what is known as Amanassa town. Amanassa comprises the present Umuomaku, Enugwumuonyia and Agbudu.

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Traditionally the people of Umuomaku like every other traditional Igbo community have had various ways of making a living. These arable farming and livestock, wine, trade, basket and mat-making, cloth weaving, smelting and other crafts like wood carving. During the pre-colonial era, economic activities were on a subsistence basis and so most products were basically for domestic consumption. Farming nevertheless was the main and central occupation of the people of Umuomaku. Present day farming in Umuomaku has experienced serious setbacks as a result of modernization. Many able-bodied men and women who form the productive sector of the population migrate from rural to urban areas in search of white-collar jobs. The effects are that only the elderly are left in the village, thus leaving huge hectares of land uncultivated.

Ezira is an Igbo speaking town in south eastern Nigeria in the Orumba South local government area, Anambra state, Ezira is also known as Eziha (Ozi Mba Ihe) which means "showing others the light" in the indigenous language. It has four satellite villages Obuotu, Ubaha, Imoohia and Okii, of which Obuotu is the head of the villages.[citation needed]

Ezira is an ancient town known for its divination of sun,[citation needed] and is surrounded by Umunze, Isulo, Eziagu, Umuchuand Achina. Ezira is thought to be the oldest town in the area, with myths and legends that stretches back to 9th century AD, as revealed by archaeological excavations of works of art in iron, bronze, bells, bracelets copper and pottery at Ezira.[citation needed]

Owerre Ezukala is a town in Orumba SouthLocal Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. It has eight villages: Ihie, Isiafor, Iyiafor, Lete, Mkputu, Ogwuada, Okpoghota, and Okpu. The town is the location of the Ogbaukwu Cave, a limestone formation with waterfalls.[1]

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We must deepen this industry!

cjrane:



Well, if you must know, there is a serious campaign of calumny to rubbish and discredit those brown stones in Anambra quarries. So that Anambra builders will import and transport very expensive grey stones from other peoples stone quarries to use in their houses.

The farce of Anambra stones not being strong enough has been defeated by most Onitsha buildings defeating that lie! Those Onitsha buildings built with brown Anambra quarry stones more than 30 years ago are still standing till date! Even when the newer buildings built with the grey stones are falling!

Thanks for the update. This brown stone doesn't look like akuraku or ayorayo. What is the name of this particular one?

cjrane:



Well, if you must know, there is a serious campaign of calumny to rubbish and discredit those brown stones in Anambra quarries. So that Anambra builders will import and transport very expensive grey stones from other peoples stone quarries to use in their houses.

The farce of Anambra stones not being strong enough has been defeated by most Onitsha buildings defeating that lie! Those Onitsha buildings built with brown Anambra quarry stones more than 30 years ago are still standing till date! Even when the newer buildings built with the grey stones are falling!

Are they now using the grey stones in Onitsha?

Growing up, all the high rise buildings in Onitsha including my family house was built with our special brown stones. Most of these building are more than 40 years old and still standing.