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Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District in Akwa Ibom State covers 9 local governments areas which consist Ibiono Ibom,Itu, Uyo, Uruan,Ibesikpo Asutan,Nsit Ibom,Nsit Atai,Etinan, Nsit Ubium. Akwa Ibom North-East is also known as Uyo which is its headquarters. As of 2019,this district has 94 Registration Areas (RAs) and 987 polling units (PUs) and its collation centre is located in the Uyo LGA INEC office. Obong Bassey Albert Akpan of the People’s Democratic Party is the current representative of Akwa Ibom North-East.
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- ↑ "Metro - Joseph Adeduro Adeusi, Former Akwa Ibom Governor Is Dead". Nigerian Bulletin - Nigeria News Updates. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
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