Akwa Ibom State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeriaon the east by Cross River State,on the west by Rivers State and Abia State,and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The state takes its name from the Qua Iboe River which bisects the state before flowing into the Bight of Bonny. Akwa Ibom was split from Cross River State in 1987 with its capital Uyo and with 31 local government areas.
Obong Victor Bassey Attahlisten was Governor of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the People's Democratic Party (PDP),but has since joined the All Progressives Congress.
Alhaji Adamu Atta was the first civilian governor of the Nigerian Kwara State during the Second Republic,representing the National Party of Nigeria (NPN).
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.
Colonel Mike E. Attah was the Military Administrator of Anambra State in Nigeria from 9 December 1993 to 21 August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.
Colonel Ahmed Usmanlisten was a Nigerian military administrator of Ondo State and later Oyo State during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.
Chief Donald Dick Etiebetlisten was a Nigerian politician who was a senator during the Nigerian Second Republic . He was then elected governor of Cross River State with the support of the then Senate president Joseph Wayas and senator Joseph Oqua Ansa who all went against seating governor Clement Isong,Fidelis Ikogo Nnang was his deputy,holding this office from October to December 1983,when the military coup brought General Muhammadu Buhari to power.
Muftau Adegoke Babatunde Elegbede or Tunde ElegbedeListen was Chief of Nigeria's Defence Intelligence Agency from July 1986 to January 1990 and Military Governor of Cross River State,Nigeria between July 1975 and October 1978.
Colonel Umar Farouk Ahmed was Military Administrator of Cross River State,Nigeria during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. He was then appointed administrator of Kaduna State in August 1998 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar,handing over power to the elected civilian governor Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi in May 1999. Shortly after,he was retired by the Federal Government,along with all other former military ministers,governors and administrators.
Navy Captain Eben Ibim Princewilllisten was Military Governor of Cross River State,Nigeria between 1986 and December 1989,during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. He was allowed to retire from the navy with full benefits at the end of his term in office.
Clement David Ebri is a Nigerian politician who was elected on the NRC platform as Governor of Cross River State,Nigeria between January 1992 and November 17,1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic,leaving office after the military coup that brought General Sani Abacha to power. He was a strong supporter of General Ibrahim Babangida,who had initiated the short-lived third republic.
The Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria,USA Inc. (AKISAN) National Convention is the highest legislative activity of AKISAN and is generally held in August of every year. Divided into Business and General Sessions,the Convention is a gathering of all the chapters of the Association for legislative,cultural and social reasons. Until the 1990 gathering at Atlanta,Georgia,the convention was known as the Colloquium.
Group Captain Ernest Olawunmi Adelaye was appointed military governor of Rivers State,Nigeria from July 1988 to August 1990 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. He signed the edict establishing the Rivers State Polytechnic on March 25,1989 and performed the formal ceremony of the institution on May 19,1990. He retired with the rank of air vice marshal.
Musa Mohammed is a Nigerian politician and Nigerian Army colonel who served as the Administrator of Yobe State,Nigeria from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar. Later he became the Minister of Sports and Social Development from July 2003 to July 2005 during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo.
John James Akpan Udo-Edehelisten was elected Senator for the Akwa Ibom North East District of Akwa Ibom State,Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic,running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.
The 2003 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19,2003. Incumbent Governor,PDP's Obong Victor Attah won election for a second term,defeating ANPP's Samson Ime Umanna and about three other candidates.
The 1999 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9,1999. The PDP nominee Obong Victor Attah won the election,defeating the APP candidate.
Attah is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
listen was Military Governor of Cross River State,Nigeria,between December 1989 and January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. [2] When he assumed office he found so many problems with the state finances that he dissolved the entire state cabinet and set up two panels of inquiry headed by high court judges Emmanuel Effanga and Dorothy Nsa Eyamba-Idem to probe the administration of his predecessor Eben Ibim Princewill. [3] 