Happy Birthday to the land of promise- The great AKWA IBOM STATE!!!
Akwa Ibom is one of Nigeria’s 36 states, with a population of over 5 million people and more than 10 million people in diaspora.
It was created in 1987 from the former Cross River State and is currently the highest oil- and gas-producing state in the country. The state’s capital is Uyo, with over 500,000 inhabitants. Akwa Ibom has an airport (PHOTOS and two major seaports on the Atlantic Ocean with a proposed construction of a world-class seaport Ibaka Seaport at Oron. The state also boasts of a 30,000-seater ultramodern sports complex. Akwa Ibom state is home to the Ibom E-Library, a world-class information center not to mention the world class stadium sitting in the heart of Uyo, the capital of the state.
Along with English, the main spoken languages are Ibibio, Annang, Eket and Oron language.
