Orumba North is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, East-central Nigeria. 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, from Ajali town, Chairman of the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON) Dr. Alex Ekwueme, 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 STATE dated July 21, 2007; accessed October 4, 2007 Local Government Areas in Anambra State Local Government Areas in Igboland