Akwa Ibom State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria,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 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 Attah 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.
Ibiono-Ibom is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State in the south-south region of Nigeria. It has its administrative headquarters at Oko Ita.
Itu is located in the southeast of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The Local Government Area occupies a landmass of approximately 606.1 0 square kilometers. It is bounded in the North and North-East by Odukpani in Cross River State and Arochukwu in Abia State,in the West by Ibiono Ibom and Ikono Local Government Areas,in the South and southeast by Uyo and Uruan Local Government Areas,respectively.
Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) was conceived and funded by the Akwa Ibom State Government. Unity of people with a passion to constantly seek knowledge that addresses practical issues of development in Nigeria. The university opened its doors to its pioneer students in the 2010/2011 academic year.
Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio,//(listen),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.
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.
Air Commodore Otuekong Idongesit Nkangalisten was a Nigerian former Air Commodore.
ObongAkpan Iseminlisten was elected governor of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria from January 1992 to November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic.
Bassey Albert Akpanlisten CON 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 Ibom State Peoples Democratic Party,based in Uyo is the official state level chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State. It is headed by chairman Rt. Hon Elder Aniekan Akpan,who was elected to lead the state party.
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.
Akon Etim Eyakenyilisten 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.
The 2011 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election was the 5th gubernatorial election of Akwa Ibom State. Held on April 26,2011,the People's Democratic Party nominee Godswill Akpabio won the election,defeating John James Akpan Udo-Edehe of the Action Congress of Nigeria.
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.
The 2023 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election will take place on 11 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Akwa Ibom State,concurrent with elections to the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. It will be held two weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.
The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Akwa Ibom State was held on February 23,2019,to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Akwa Ibom State,Nigeria.
The 2019 Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly election was held on March 9,2019,to elect members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 26 seats were up for election in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Akwa Ibom State will be held on 25 February 2023,to elect the 3 federal Senators from Akwa Ibom State,one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election,as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives;with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
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