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Of these 11 clans only Afaha and Idua clans have been recognized as such by the Akwa Ibom State Government while the other 9 clans have been grouped into one recognized clan – Ekid Offiong. Thus we have three recognized Ekid clans, namely Ekid Afaha, Ekid Offiong and Idua clans. The fourth clan in the Eket Local Government Area is the Okon clan.
Ikono is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, located in the South South of Nigeria. [2] It is bounded at the North, by Ini Local Government Area, South by Abak and Uyo Local Government Areas, East by Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area and West by Ikot Ekpene, Essien Udim and Obot Akara Local Government Areas.
The communities/villages are grouped into one of the five clans of Ikono, Ikpe, Iwerri, Itu Mbon Uso and Nkari. The clans made up the local government. The Akwa Ibom State Traditional Rulers law, cap 134 laws of Akwa Ibom State and the gazettes published pursuant thereto clearly list all the recognized villages/communities and the grouped clans.
Akwa Ibom was split from Cross River State in 1987 with her capital Uyo and with 31 local government areas. Of the 36 states , Akwa Ibom is the 30th largest in area and fifteenth most populous , with an estimated population of nearly 5.5 million as of 2016. [ 5 ]
Ika (Ika-Annang; also Ika Ibom) is a Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. [2] [3] The headquarters of the Ika local government area is Urua Inyang.Ika is subdivided into clans, Ito, Achan and Ikananang (Odoro) and over 50 villages in totality with an identical cultural display called Akakum/Asakom nicknamed Afum (meaning wind).
Abak town, the local government headquarters is located about 18 kilometres from Uyo, the State capital. It has a landmass of 304 square kilometers. Abak to say the least, is the shadow of its former self due to politically motivated neglect by successive governments in Akwa Ibom state. Abak was the economic hub of the former Southeastern ...
Anaang (also spelled Annang and Ànnang) is an ethnic group [2] in Southern Nigeria, whose land is primarily within 8 of the present 31 Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State: Abak, Essien Udim, Etim Ekpo, Ika, Ikot Ekpene, Obot Akara, Oruk Anam, Ukanafun in Akwa Ibom State.
Esit Eket is a town and Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, southern Nigeria. [2] The administrative center of Esit Eket Local Government Area is situated in the town of Uquo, which is located within the Akwa Ibom South Senatorial Zone of the state. This Local Government Area encompasses Uquo, Etebi, Akoiyak, Atia, Ekpene Obo, Ikpa, Edo ...