On September 23, 1987, the then
military government of Ibrahim
Babangida, created 9 more states, with
the aim of not only bringing the
government closer to the people, but
also to balance the then, loopsided
Nigerian landscape, Cropped out of
Cross River state, the then Uyo, Ikot
Ekpene, Eket and Abak divisions of old
Calabar province, and together form a
new state… AKWA IBOM STATE.
Akwa Ibom state, is situate in the
southeastern part of the country, its
territories lie 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 southernmost
part of Cross River state, and the
seemingly boundless Atlantic Ocean
Uyo, which is strategically situated in
the heart of the state, was chosen as
the capital, to help in the branching of
development to all part of the state.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS.
In a bid, to bring governance closer to
the people on the grassroots.
The state is divided into 31 local
government areas.
1 Abak
2 Eastern Obolo
3 Eket
4 Esit Eket
5 Essien Udim
6 Etim Ekpo
7 Etinan
8 Ibeno
9 Ibesikpo Asutan
10 Ibiono Ibom
11 Ika
12 Ikono
13 Ikot Abasi
14 Ikot Ekpene
15 Ini
16 Itu
17 Mbo
18 Mkpat Enin
19 Nsit Atai
20 Nsit Ibom
21 Nsit Ubium
22 Obot Akara
23 Okobo
24 Onna
25 Oron
26 Oruk Anam
27 Udung Uko
28 Ukanafun
29 Uruan
30 Urue -Offong/ Oruko
31 Uyo


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DEMOGRAPHY
The main ethnic groups of the state
are: Ibibio, Annang, Oron, Eket/Ibeno.
Each ethnicity with its own dialect.

However, while the Ibibio and Annang
can comfortably and understandably
converse with each other, the Oro, Ekid,
Obolo, dialect are different and
understood mainly by the ethnic group
particular to it. The Ibibio is the
language that is most understood by all
ethnicity..

Christianity is the ideal religion of its
people, though there exist some pockets
of traditional worshippers particularly in
the remote villages.

ECONOMY
Akwa ibom state id basically a civil
service state, with majority of those in
the rural areas tapping into the farming
and fishing trade.
The state also doubles as the highest
producer of crude oil, with 99% of its
yearly revenue coming from the oil
sector.

Over the years, The state’s government
has made concrete attempt towards
diversifying the statea economy, the
Victor Attah’s administration, started
ground works on the construction of an
International Airport.
Science Park, a Five star hotel, etc,
most of this were completed by the
Godswill Akpabio’s administration,
which also constructed an
internationaly standardized airport, A
world class hospital, and good road
networks across the state.
The Udom Emmanuel’s administration,
is fixed on transforming the state
industrially, with groundworks on
different industries has already been
laid so far across the state.

POLITICS The states politics is mostly Dominated by 3 ethnic groups, Ibibio, Annang and Oron, with the Ibibio’s flexing most of the political muscles, by way majority, the Annang staying comfortable in the middle, while the Oron remain politically sidelined.

EDUCATION.
Before now, children from the state
where often trafficked out in drones tp
serve as house helps to those in the big
cities, by some not well to do parents,
with hope that they get to be Educated
while there.

The Goodwill Akpabio’s administration
in a bid to curtail this, and to bring
Education to all cadres of people in the
state, implemented the free Education
Policy. Which is aimed at making
Education from the Primary through the
Secondary level, accessible to the
abjectly poor and those in the rurality
who could hitherto not afford the high
cost of educating their wards, hence
trafficking them out.

So far, the policy has yielded good
results, as child trafficking which was
hitherto the other of the day has been
drastically reduced.

Some other Educational Institutes in the
state
are:
=University of Uyo
=Maritime Academy of Nigeria , Oron
=Akwa Ibom State University [Ikot
Ekpene LGA And Ikot Abasi LGA]
=Obong University , Obong Ntak Inyang
=Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic
=Uyo City Polytechnic
=Heritage Polytechnic , Eket


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compendium-of-the-people-education-
economy-and-politics-of-akwa-ibom-state/

akwa ibom isong emana mmi. proudly an akwa ibomite

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