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Eket is one of the 31 local government areas in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The name Eket or Ekid also refers to the indigenous ethnic group of the region and to their language. The Eket people use the endonym Ekid for themselves and their language, but Europeans spell and pronounce the name as "Eket".
Uruan is located in the south of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of the Akwa Ibom State.
Victor Attah International Airport, is an airport serving Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. The airport is 24 kilometres (15 mi) southeast of Uyo, and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northwest of the river port of Oron.
Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio, //(listen) CON, is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He is the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs as he resigned on 11 May 2022 on the direction of President Muhammadu Buhari to contest at presidential primaries on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. He also served as Governor of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria from May 29, 2007 to May 29, 2015.
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Udom Gabriel Emmanuel//(listen) is a Nigerian politician who is currently the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, in office since 29 May 2015. He contested for the office of governor in the April 2015 elections on the platform of People's Democratic Party. He was re-elected as the governor of Akwa Ibom State on 29 May 2019.
Bassey Albert Akpan is a Nigerian politician who has been a member of the Senate of Nigeria since June 2015. Previously, he was Commissioner of Finance in Akwa Ibom State from 2007 to 2014. He was first elected to the Senate in March 2015, to represent Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District and he won re-election for a second time in the February 2019 senatorial elections. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party.
The Akwa IbomStateMinistry of Urban Renewal and Special Duties is the state government's ministry tasked with overseeing the housing and urban renewal sector in the state. They are also charged with the responsibility to plan, devise and implement the state policies on Housing.
The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Culture and Tourism is the state's government branch or ministry, responsible for planning, devising and implementing the state's strategy on Culture and Tourism.
The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Finance is the state government ministry, charged with the responsibility to plan, devise and implement the Akwa Ibom State policies on finance.
The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Agricultural Resources is the state government ministry, charged with the responsibility to plan, devise and implement the state policies on Agricultural Resources.
The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Works is the state government ministry charged with the responsibility of planning, devising, and implementing state policies on public works.
The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Transport and Petroleum is the Nigerian state government ministry charged with the responsibility to plan, devise, and implement state policies on transportation and petroleum.
The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Information and Strategy is the state government's ministry, charged with the responsibility to plan, devise and implement the state policies on Information and Strategy.
The Akwa Ibom State Executive Council is a governmental body that plays important roles in the Government of Akwa Ibom State headed by the Governor of Akwa Ibom State. It consists of the Deputy Governor, Secretary to the State Government,Chief of Staff to the Governor, Head of Civil Service, Deputy Chief of Staff, Commissioners who preside over ministerial departments, and the Governor's special aides.
Christopher Stephen Obong Ekpenyong(Listen) is a Nigerian politician and former Deputy governor of Akwa Ibom State. He was elected to the Nigerian Senate in 2019 to represent Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District.
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- ↑ "Lassa Fever: Akwa Ibom Residents Tasked On Clean Environment • Channels Television". Channels Television. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ↑ "Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health - NGVotes". Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
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