Eket
About
Eket is a city and one of the 31 local government areas in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The name Eket or Ekid also refers to the indigenous Ekid people of the Ibibio ethnic group in the southern part of Ibibioland, and to their dialect. The town is an industrial city that has grown into a conurbation joining together separate villages.
History
Eket was a division of Calabar Province under the Eastern Region and later became one of the Local Government Areas created by the 1976 Local Government Reforms. During the Second Republic the area was split into five local government areas, but after the military takeover at the end of 1983 these were abolished and Eket returned to its 1976 boundaries. Later military governments split Eket again into Eket, Onna, Esit Eket and Ibeno local government areas in 1989, 1991 and 1996.
Source: Wikipedia: Eket
Key Facts
State
Akwa Ibom State
Chairman
Hon Akaninyene Tommey Ikott
Established
1976
Area
209.7 km²
Population
220,600 (2022)