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Eket is one of the 31 Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The name,Eket also refers to the indigenous ethnic group of the region and to their language. The natives refer to themselves and their language as Ekid but the Europeans spelt the name as "Eket". The town itself is an industrial city that in recent years has become a conurbation engulfing separate villages. The Office of the Surveyor-General of Akwa Ibom State estimates the area of the Eket Local Government Area to be approximately 176.000 square Km while the 2006 National Census gives the population of the Local Government Area as 172,856. However, the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Economic Development gives the 2013 estimated population of the Eket Local Government Area as given as 218,438 with a population density of 1,241/square Km.
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Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio, CON, is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He is the current Minister of Niger Delta, a former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Senate's Minority Leader. He also served as Governor of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria from May 29, 2007 to May 29, 2015.
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Effiong Dickson Bob from Ikot Ekwere, Ubium in Akwa Ibom State is the Pro Chancellor of the University of Benin. He was elected Senator for the Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. He took office on 29 May 2003, and was re-elected in 2007 and served till 2011. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
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The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health is the state government ministry, charged with the responsibility to plan, devise and implement the state policies on Health. The ministry was formed as an MDA, in 1987, with the creation of the Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom. It has 7 divisions, or Directorates, Each having their own distinct responsibilities to the Ministry and the Government. They are the Directorate of Nursing services, Directorate of Medical Services, Directorate of Pharmaceutical Services, Directorate of Public Health Services, Directorate of Planning, Research, and Statistics, Directorate of Accounts and Finance, and the Directorate of Administration/Supplies.
Bassey Dan-Abia is a Nigerian politician. Before entering politics, he practiced as a lawyer in Kano, Cross River and Lagos States of Nigeria.
Akon Etim Eyakenyi is a Nigerian politician. She is the current senator representing Akwa Ibom south senatorial district in Akwa Ibom State. She was elected into the senate during the 2019 general elections of Nigeria. She won with a total vote of 122,412. Before being elected into the senate she was the former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development during the regime of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
Idongesit Nkanga Secretariat is a government office complex at Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) Avenue, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It was named for the former governor, Idongesit Nkanga.
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- ↑ Government, Akwa Ibom State. "The Akwa Ibom State Judiciary". akwaibomstate.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ↑ The Laws of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria: In Force on the 31st Day of December, 2000. Millhaus Publishing. 2000-01-01.
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