Akwa Ibom State State nickname: Land of Promise
Location
Statistics
Governor (List)	Victor Attah (PDP)
Date Created	23 September 1987
Capital	Uyo
Area	7,081 km² Ranked 30th
Population 1991 Census 2005 est.	Ranked 9th 2,359,736 4,805,451
ISO 3166-2	NG-AK

Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria. It is located in the south-east of the country, lying between latitudes 4°321 and 5°331 North, and longitudes 7°251 and 8°251 East. The State is bordered on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State, and on the South by the Atlantic Ocean. The following table presents a listing of Nigerian state nicknames. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Akwa Ibom State Categories: GFDL images ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... Obong Victor Bassey Attah (b. ... The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias states and the dates of their creation. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The following is a list of Nigerian State capitals. ... Uyo is a city in South Eastern Nigeria; it is the capital of of Akwa Ibom State, a major oil producing area of Nigeria. ... -1... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their surface area. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their total population (based on 2005 population estimates). ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Cross River is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. ...

• Area: 8412.00 sq kilometres
• Population: 3,000,000 (1993 est.)
• Languages: Ibibio, Annang, Ibeno, Eket

Uyo is the capital of Akwa Ibom State. Ikot Ekpene, Abak, Eket, Ibeno are a few of many prominent cities. The Ibibio people are a tribe in the south-south-east of Nigeria. ... The Annang (Also spelt Anaan) is a cultural and ethnic group that lives within southeast Nigeria. ... The Eket are a people who live in Akwa Ibom State, south-east Nigeria, Africa. ... Uyo is a city in South Eastern Nigeria; it is the capital of of Akwa Ibom State, a major oil producing area of Nigeria. ...

Ikot Ekpene, also called IK, is a very famous small town in Nigeria. It is located at an important junction in the south of the country, joining Calabar, the eastern port, with Port Harcourt, the southern port, Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, and Eket, a major Oil producing town. Ikot Ekpene, known locally as Raffia City, or simply IK, is a historic town in southern Nigeria, in the South-South zone. ... Location of Calabar in Nigeria Calabar is a city in south eastern Nigeria. ... Location of Port Harcourt in Nigeria Port Harcourt is a city located in the Niger Delta in Nigeria. ... Uyo is a city in South Eastern Nigeria; it is the capital of of Akwa Ibom State, a major oil producing area of Nigeria. ... The Eket are a people who live in Akwa Ibom State, south-east Nigeria, Africa. ...

History

Akwa Ibom State was created out of Cross River State on September 23, 1987. Akwa Ibom was created by combining the Uyo, Ikot Ekpene, Eket and Abak divisions of old Calabar province. Cross River is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ... Location of Calabar in Nigeria Calabar is a city in south eastern Nigeria. ...

People

Akwa Ibom State is made up of a homogenous group of people believed to have originated from a single ancestral stock. The languages spoken in the state are closely related, and the Annang and Ibibio languages are mostly identical with a few dialectical differences. The Eket and Ibeno languages are more closely related to each other than to the other two, and are only partially understandable by speakers of the other two languages.

The people are predominantly of the Christian faith although some native African religions are practised by some of the people. As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ...

The inhabitants of the state are:

• Ibibio
• Efik
• Annang
• Ibeno
• Eket

The Ibibio are the largest group, whilst the Annang, which form the second largest group, speak a language very similar to the Ibibio Language. Ibeno and Eket speak a similar language, and are located at the ocean. The Ibibio language belongs to the Benue-Congo language family, which forms part of the Niger-Congo group of languages. The Ibibio people are a tribe in the south-south-east of Nigeria. ... The Annang (Also spelt Anaan) is a cultural and ethnic group that lives within southeast Nigeria. ... The Eket are a people who live in Akwa Ibom State, south-east Nigeria, Africa. ... The Ibibio people are a tribe in the south-south-east of Nigeria. ... The Benue-Congo group of languages constitutes the largest branch of the Niger_Congo language family, both in terms of sheer number of languages, of which 938 are known (not counting mere dialects), and in terms of speakers, numbering perhaps 550 million. ... Map showing the distribution of Niger-Congo languages The Niger-Congo languages constitute one of the worlds major language families, and Africas largest in terms of geographical area, number of speakers, and number of distinct languages. ...

Local Government Areas

Akwa lbom State has 31 Local Government Areas: Abak, Eket, Ika Local Government Area, Etinan, Nsit Atai, Essien-Udim, Ikono, Ikot Abasi, Ikot Ekpene, Itu, Mkpat-Enin, Mbo, Nsit-Ubium, Oron, Esit Eket, Okobo, Nsit Ibom, Etim Ekpo, Onna, Oruk-Anam, Ukanafun, Uyo, Uquo-Ibeno and Uruan, Obot Akara,Ibesikpo Asutan, Uruan, and others.

Politics

Politics in Akwa Ibom state is played on a tripod, representing the three dominant ethnic groups comprising the Ibibio, Annang and Orons.

Of these three, the Ibibio remains the dominant and has held sway in the state power equation since its creation. This scenario has led to mild resentment by the Orons and the Annangs who would want to wrest power from the dominant Ibibio group. But the most consistent in this quest for power are the Annangs who are in the fore-front of this quest for a change of guard.

External links

• akwaibomstate.com: maintained by expatriates from the region, contains various information about the state and its people
• akwaibomstategov.com: official site of the state government

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