Akwa Ibom State State nickname: Land of Promise
Location
Statistics
Governor (List)	Godswill Akpabio (PDP)
Date Created	23 September, 1987
Capital	Uyo
Area	7,081 km² Ranked 30th
Population 1991 Census 2005 est.	Ranked 9th 2,359736 4,805,451
Dialling code	??
ISO 3166-2	NG-AK
Website	akwaibomstategov.com

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. ... 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. ... 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. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... 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. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Nigerian states by population density Map of Nigerian states by total population The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their total population (based on 2005 population estimates). ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... Nigeria is currently divided into 36 states and one federal capital territory. ... Cross River State is a coastal state in southeastern Nigeria, bordering Cameroon to the east. ... Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. ... Abia State is a state in southeastern Nigeria. ...

Akwa Ibom is one of Nigeria’s 36 states with a population of over 5 million people. It was created in 1987 from the former Cross River State and is a major oil-producing area in the country. The state’s capital is Uyo, home to some 300,000 people and a prominent academic centre (University of Uyo) Akwa Ibom has two major ports on the Atlantic Ocean. Along with English, the main languages spoken here are Ibibio, Annang, Oro, Ibeno, and Eket. Ibibio is a Cross River language spoken by 1,5 to 2 million Ibibio in the Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. ... The Annang (Also spelt Anaan) is a cultural and ethnic group that lives within southeast Nigeria. ... The term Oro, when used by itself, can refer to: In Polynesian mythology (Tahiti), Oro is a god of both war and peace. ...

Important Cities

Uyo is the capital of Akwa Ibom State. Ikot Ekpene, Abak, Oron, Eket, Ibeno, Ikot Abasi, Mkpat Enen, Ukanafun are a few of many prominent cities. 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, known throughout Nigeria as Raffia City, or locally simply as IK, is a historic town, in the South-South zone of Nigeria, in the densely populated state of Akwa Ibom. ... Allegory or The Triumph of Justice (1598) Oil on copper, 56 x 47 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich Hans von Aachen (1552, Cologne - March 4, 1615, German mannerist painter. ... The Eket are a people who live in Akwa Ibom State, south-east Nigeria, Africa. ... Opobo is a city in River state, southern Nigeria. ...

Ikot Ekpene, also called Rafia City or 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 throughout Nigeria as Raffia City, or locally simply as IK, is a historic town, in the South-South zone of Nigeria, in the densely populated state of Akwa Ibom. ... Calabar is a city in southeastern Nigeria. ... Port Harcourt is the capital city of Rivers State, 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 Ikot Abasi ,Uyo (State Capital), Ikot Ekpene, Eket and Abak divisions of old Calabar province. Cross River State is a coastal state in southeastern Nigeria, bordering Cameroon to the east. ... Calabar is a city in southeastern Nigeria. ...

Administrative Divisions

Akwa Ibom is divided into 31 Local Government Areas: Nigeria has 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs). ...

• Abak
• Eastern-Obolo
• Eket
• Esit-Eket
• Essien-Udim
• Etim-Ekpo
• Etinan
• Ibeno
• Ibesikpo-Asutan
• Ibiono-Ibom
• Ika
• Ikono
• Ikot Abasi
• Ikot-Ekpene
• Ini
• Itu
• Mbo
• Mkpat-Enin
• Nsit-Atai
• Nsit-Ibom
• Nsit-Ubium
• Obot-Akara
• Okobo
• Onna
• Oron
• Oruk-Anam
• Ukanafun
• Udung-Uko
• Uruan
• Urue-Offong/Oruko
• Uyo

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Demography

The people are predominantly of the Christian faith although some native African religions are practised. The main ethnic groups of the state are: For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ...

• Ibibio
• Annang
• Oron
• Ibeno
• Eket
• Efik

The Ibibio are the largest group, whilst the Annang, which form the second largest group, speak a language very similar to the Ibibio Language. The Oro are a distinct ethnic group found in five of the state's Local Government Areas. Ibeno and Eket speak a similar language, and are located at the ocean, contiguous to Oron. 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. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... 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. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Despite the claim of homogeneity, no central government existed among the people of what is now Akwa Ibom State prior to the British invasion in 1904. Instead, the Annang, Eket, Efik, Ibibio Oron, Ibeno were all autonomous groups. The Efiks were the first to establish contact with the outside world, trading with the Europeans as early as the 17th century. Scottish missionaries arrived in Calabar in 1848. The British did not firmly establish control until 1904. In that year, the Enyong Division was created encompassing the area of the current state of Akwa Ibom, with the headquarters at Ikot Ekpene, an Annang town described by the noted Africanist Kaanan Nair, as the cultural and political capital of Annang and Ibibio. The creation of Enyong Division, for the first time allowed the numerous ethnic groups to come together. This further provided a venue for the creation of the Ibibio Welfare Union, later renamed Ibibio State Union. Though the social organization was first organized as an improvement union and a forum for the educated groups who were shut out from the colonial administration in 1929, some historians have wrongly pointed to the union to buttress their argument on the homogeneity of the groups in the area.^{[citation needed]}

Despite Ikot Ekpene being bigger and more developed, when Akwa Ibom state was created in 1987, Uyo was chosen as the state capital in order to spread development as much as possible.

The people of Akwa Ibom State have not fared better in what is now Nigeria. Though the state is an oil rich area, poverty is rampant. The utilization of the state structure to share the oil wealth means that the Ibibio/Annang/Eket block with just a single state receives a single share while other ethnic groups in the nation with four, five and more states receive larger shares of the oil wealth according to the number of states created for them. The argument from the citizens of Akwa Ibom state has been to abolish using the state structure to share the oil wealth. There has also been the thinking that the state should be divided into two or more states to capitalize on the current revenue sharing formula.

Politics

Politics in Akwa Ibom state is dominated by the three main ethnic groups, the Ibibio, Annang and Oron. Of these three, the Ibibio remains the dominant and has held sway in the state since its creation. This has led to fear of marginalisation of the Annang and Oron. Ibibio elders of the PDP, the dominant political party in the State, fielded an Annang, Godswill Akpabio, for the April 14 2007 Governorship elections, which he comfortably won. He was sworn-in on the 29th of May, 2007. There is currently a petition filed by Mr. James Iniama, a governorship candidate for AC, another political party, which is still being deliberated in the Appeal court, the case having first been ruled in the Election Tribunal in December 2007.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Akwa Ibom News Online: one-stop website for Akwa Ibom State news
• 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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• akwaibomstateusa.org: official site of Akwa Ibom state USA Organization

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Coordinates: 5°00′N 7°50′E / 5, 7.833 Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...