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hISTORY OF AMAETITI

Amaetiti is a heterogeneous society and one of the sixteen sovereign towns comprising the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, In the Southeast geo-political zone of Nigeria, African continent. Amaetiti town is surrounded by and shares boundaries with four neighbouring towns: Awgbu by the north, Okpeze by the south, Umuawulu ( of the same genealogy) by the west and Ndikelionwu by the east. Amaetiti has several rivers: Mamu River by the south, Iyi-efi River by the north, Iyi-efi by the west : herein you will locate the leprosy clinic Amaetiti built by the early Irish missionaries, this leprosy home is our boundary with Umuawulu, and Odo River by the east. There is also a notable lake and spring water known as Akidi and Iyi-agu respectively within the community. These rivers and clinic X-rayed above have formed and have been the boundary Amaetiti has with its neighbouring communities. Amaetiti had an estimated population of about 115,000 as of the 2006 census.
Amaetiti, formerly known as Amaekperime, was changed by Hon. Marcel Nwoye Nwafor through D.O. Okengwu in the year 1957, the time we had only one state in eastern Nigeria having its headquarters in Enugu.
Amaetiti is made up of seven villages, namely:
• Enuko
• Umuegbuo
• Obunetiti
• Usotu
• Amagu / Iwollo
• Umu-mkpulu
• Ikono
These villages enumerated above have their forefather’s as Ezeofia, Onyeanwana, Ihuonyia, Egbuechele, Nwaokafor Ogabu, Ezegbudo, Usotu, Ngwanma, Ekemma, Okeke Mgboyeocha, Mgbomgbo, Ezeonala, Okoye Iluno, Aghamelu, Okoye-Imo, Ibeneme, and Okoye Ngene.
May thanks be to God Almighty who saved Amaetiti town from the Popular “Ogu-Amakorba” and “Okoli Ijeoma” respectively, as these inter-communal wars displaced some of our Indigenes to Ndiowu, Umudioka Awka, Arondizuogu, Iwolo, Enugu-ukwu, Nawgu, Omogho, Ufuma, etc.
The government of Anambra state, Nigeria, have been of help in our maintenance of independence and sovereignty.

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GEOGRAPHY

CLIMATE

Because of the effects of the maritime and the continental tropical air masses, the climate of Amaetiti is characterized by two seasons, namely: The rainy or wet season and the dry season. The wet or rainy season lasts for about eight months. The season begins in March or April and lasts until mid-November.

The dry season begins in mid-November and ends in March. During this period, the continental tropical air mass, northeasterly winds and an associated dry and dusty Harmattan haze affects the town. However, due to its proximity to many big rivers and lakes, the harmattan dust haze is relatively mild; it may only last a few weeks between December and January. Our farmers benefit from the harmattan characteristics, as they are suitable for harvesting and storing food crops and fish.

Amaetiti records mostly cool temperatures throughout the year with more rain all year round, even in the dry harmattan season sometimes. For years, Amaetiti temperature typically changes from 650 F to 870 F.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Amaetiti town has a Creche, Nursery and Primary School, a Secondary School in view, a Health Center, a Leprosy Clinic , a Civic Center, a Catholic Mission, Anglican Communion, National Holy Ghost Church of Christ Mission, two tourist centres at Akidi Lake and Mamu River, respectively, notwithstanding gigantic buildings such as skyscraper, duplex, bungalow, underground house, split- level style house, Greek revival, cape cod, craftsman e.t.c. These infrastructures serve indigenes, foreigners, and nearby towns in the area. Amaetiti has an abandoned road project awarded by the Anambra State Government from Awgbu through Amaetiti to Okpeze, entering Enugu state, which links Onitsha-Enugu expressway at Amansea – Awka.

CULTURE

The culture of the Amaetiti people is the same as that of the rest of the Igbo people. In the late 1800’s, the people of the area were receptive to the European missionaries. Most persons are now Christians, with few still upholding the Igbo-African traditional religion.

Our festival period includes but is not limited to the following:

 Over the years, our community has had these dances for entertainment: Ajariade, Ifedregwu, Ubogazi, Adama, peace and unity band, St. Anna dance, St. Theresa dance, Igbaeze, Ebubeagu, etc.   

FOOD

Amaetiti (Home of Hospitality)  people have many delicious local, national and intercontinental dishes that make the town unique, yet a fascinating home to live in, as people travel far and near to have a good taste of their rich meals as Abacha Ncha  (African Salad), Abacha n’ugba, Yam, Rice, Fufu, Cocoyam, Plantain, Beans etc.

Different soups prepared among Amaetiti people include but are not limited to Ogbono, Nsala, Ora, Okro, Egwusi, Vegetables, etc. Our welcoming food is Abacha Ncha (African salad recipe) with fishes (most times gotten from the rivers in the town). Our land produce palm wine and up wine in quantity, and it equally serves as a natural drink to indigenes and foreigners from different globe, who come around to enjoy it. 

Culturally, the people of Amaetiti don’t kill or eat Guinea fowl (Ogazi) or its egg, as it protected the people of the town during the inter-communal wars days (Ogu Amakorba) and (Okoli Ijeoma).

ECONOMY 

Amaetiti community has prominent men and women in health sectors, industries, engineering, law, academia, politics, entrepreneurship and government. It’s land is notable in its high yield of Agricultural products like palm wine, up wine, rice, yam, cassava, cocoyam, plantain, banana, economic trees, poultry, goatery, piggery, cattle ranching, etc. Our land’s fertility without fertilizers has boomed commercial agriculture in our community.  We have three main markets in our town, Nkwo, Afor and Eke.

The indigenes are predominantly entrepreneurs and are doing well in freight forwarding, importation and exportation, building materials, spare parts of motor parts/engines, buying and selling. There is equally a pumping cum explosion of graduates and post-graduates emerging from our dear town. We have our people spread all over Nigerian cities and diaspora.

GOVERNMENT

Type: Traditional.

Governing Body:

The first traditional ruler of Amaetiti was His Royal Majesty,  Late Igwe James Nwafor Okonkwor (Ezedioramma 1 of Amaetiti). He ruled from (1978 to 1992 ) Twenty-two (22) years after his demise, the people of Amaetiti crowned their second king on 22nd November, 2014, His Royal Majesty, Igwe Romanus Nwafor Nkala (Ezedioramma II of Amaetiti), he is still the present king and the number one (001) citizen of Amaetiti town.

EDUCATION  

Education gleaned from the Latin etymology Educatio, Educare, Educere,” meaning “to nourish, to lead out, to bring forth”, is a priority among the Amaetiti people. The first four persons to attain formal education in Amaetiti are Late Mr. Paul Nnebedum, Late Mr. Michael Aghamelu, Hon. Marcel Nwoye Nwafor and the pioneer king, His Royal Majesty, Late Igwe James Nwafor Okonkwor. Immediately after them was Late Mr. Ferdinand Nwoye Nwafor, who became the first citizen of Amaetiti to attain a university education at the prestigious University Of Nigeria Nsukka, where he bagged a Bachelor of Science and elected the first-storey building with an underground in the aforementioned town.

In this contemporary epoch, our community has produced and still produces men and women of intellectual Prowess found in diverse fields of academia cum human endeavours.

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RELIGION IN AMAETITI

As indigenous African people, before the advent of Christianity in the area, Amaetiti people practiced the Traditional African Religion under which “Arusi Obu Ngene” was worshipped. There are few persons still in the practice of Traditional African Religion.

 The community today is championed by Christianity, and there are three (3) Christian denominations in the town, namely:

CATHOLICISM

St. Paul’s catholic church Amaetiti, formerly Immaculate Heart of Mary,  is under the Catholic Diocese of Awka. It was founded in Amaetiti town in the year 1935 through the help of  Late Mr.Okeke Nwafia Nyika, Late Mr. Nwonta Otika , Late Mr.Nwafor Ezike while  Late Mr. Okoye Akuejuafor, Late Mr.Okeke Nwafia Nyika and Late Nwonta Otika provided the land mass of the present St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Amaetiti. The first holy sacrifice of mass was celebrated by Rev. Fr. Ridan, an Irish missionary residing at St. Andrews Parish Adazi-Nnukwu then.

 

ANGLICANISM

Immanuel Anglican Church of Nigeria of Aguata Diocese was founded in Amaetiti in 1968 when the priest in charge of the catholic mission opined that a man with more than one wife would not be buried according to catholic rites. The foundation members are  Late Mr. Emmanuel Nwafor Nkala, Late Mr. Emmanuel Nnem,  Late Mr. George Okoye, Late Mr. Ruben Nwafor and  Late Mr. Peter Nwagwu. The land mass this church enjoys today was given through the generosity of Late Mr. Emmanuel Nwafor Nkala.

NATIONAL HOLY GHOST CHURCH OF CHRIST

This Christian mission was founded in February 2011 by Mrs. Christiana Nwankwo, Mrs Regina Nwankwo and Mrs. Patricia Nwankwo. The land mass they enjoy today was generously given by Mr. (Deacon) Celestine Amaechi Nwankwo.

NOTABLE PEOPLE

Federal House of Representatives    1999 and 2007.

AMAETITI TOWN,  ORUMBA NORTH L.G.A; ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA.

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