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Abia state

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ABIA STATE


MINERAL RAW MATERIALS:

Glass Sand, Limestone, Salt, Shale, Ball Clay, Lead/Zinc, Granite, Marble, Laterite Sand, Bentonitic Clay, Phosphate, Kaolin, Pyrite, Feldspar, Bentonite, Petroleum, Lignite, Gypsum, Clay.

AGRO RAW MATERIALS:

Cassava, Maize, Vegetable, Palm Produce, Livestock, Cashew, Rice, Okro, Rubber, Yam, Cocoyam, Cocoa, Citrus, Pineapple, Local Pear, Plantain, Banana, Bitter cola, Pawpaw, Timber, Mango, Melon, Gmelina Abora, Ginger, Bamboo, Raffia Palm,.

DISTRIBUTION OVER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

ABA NORTH:

Mineral Raw Materials: Glass Sand.

Agro Raw Materials: Cassava, Vegetable, Maize , Plantain Banana, Palm Produce, Livestock, Bitter Cola.

ABA SOUTH:

Mineral Raw Materials: Glass Sand

Agro Raw Materials: Cassava, Vegetable, Maize, Pawpaw, Palm Produce, Timber.

AROCHUKWU:

Mineral Raw Materials: Shale, Limestone, Bentonitic Clay, Laterite,

Agro Raw Materials: Cassava, Vegetable, Yam, Cocoyam, Palm Produce, Rubber, Maize, Rice .


BENDE :

Mineral Raw Materials: Clay, Bentonite , Shale, Salt, Limestone, Phosphate, Laterite,

Agro Raw Materials: Cassava, Yam, Cocoa, Cocoyam, Vegetable, Palm Produce, Rubber, Maize, Okra, Rice, Mango, Melon, Gmelina Abora.


IKWUANO:

Mineral Raw Materials: Ball Clay, Bentonite , Kaolin, Phosphate.


Agro Raw Materials: Cassava, Palm Produce, Maize, Vegetable, Cocoa, Ginger, Cocoyam, Melon.


ISIALA- NGWA NORTH :


Mineral Raw Materials: Glass Sand.

Agro Raw Materials: Cassava, Palm Produce, Vegetable, Yam, Pineapple, Plantain, Banana, Bamboo, Ginger, Cocoyam, Raffia Palm.


ISIALA- NGWA SOUTH :


Mineral Raw Materials: Glass Sand. Agro Raw Materials: Maize, Bamboo, Ginger, Palm Produce, Cassava, Plantain, Banana


ISUIKWUATO :

Mineral Raw Materials: Ball Clay, Kaolin, Bentonite , Shale, Gypsum, Laterite.

Agro Raw Materials: Cassava, Vegetable, Palm Produce, Maize, Cashew, Citrus, Pineapple, Yam.


OBI NGWA :

Mineral Raw Materials: Ball Clay, Bentonite , Kaolin, Phosphate.

Agro Raw Materials: Maize, Ginger, Bamboo, Rafia Palm, Cassava, Palm Produce.


OHAFIA:

Mineral Raw Materials: Limestone, Shale, Marble .

Agro Raw Materials: Cassava, Palm Produce, Maize, Rubber, Vegetable, Citrus, Rice Melon.


OSISIOMA NGWA :

Mineral Raw Materials: Marble .

Agro Raw Materials: Cassava, Ginger, Palm- Produce.


NGWUNAGBO :

Mineral Raw Materials: Marble .

Agro Raw Materials: Palm Produce, Cassava, Ginger, Raffia Palm , Bamboo.


UKWA EAST :

Mineral Raw Materials: Glass Sand, Petroleum.

Agro Raw Materials: Cassava, Palm Produce , Maize , Vegetable, Ube (Local Pear), Plantain.


UKWA WEST :

Mineral Raw Materials: Glass Sand, Petroleum

Agro Raw Materials: Cassava, Palm Produce, Maize , Vegetable, Ube (Local Pear), Plantain.


UMUAHIA NORTH :

Mineral Raw Materials: Kaolin, Lignite, Ball Clay, Shale, Bentonite , Phosphate.

Agro Raw Materials: Cassava, Maize, Palm Produce, Ube (Local Pear).


UMUAHIA SOUTH :

Mineral Raw Materials: Kaolin, Bentonite Clay .

Agro Raw Materials: Palm Produce, Cassava, Bamboo, Raffia Palm, Timber.


UMU - NNEOCHI:

Mineral Raw Materials: Clay, Kaolin, Granite.

Agro Raw Materials: Cashew, Cassava, Citrus, Palm Produce, Ginger, Rice .

The above is just Abia alone
In addition to:
Imo
Enugu
Ebonyi (one of the food baskets of Nigeria)
Anambra
Delta Igbo
Rivers Igbo

Having difficulty assessing the rest of the states. Naija inferior website for sure

There is oil in Abia state and so many other states which has not been discovered/exploited, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Rivers et al will also join the Igbos. But the task rite now is to rally behind GEJ and ensure he emerges the winner of 2011 election. Gbam