Esit Eket

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Esit Eket is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria, and the town that gives it its name. Its administrative centre is the town of Uquo, located in the Akwa Ibom South Senatorial Zone. The area comprises Uquo, Etebi, Akoiyak, Atia, Ekpene Obo, Ikpa, Edo, Akpautong, Afaha Ekpene Edi, Ntak Iyang, Odoro Nkit, Udua Akok, Uqua Isi Edoho and Ebe Ekpi as its constituent areas. The local government is represented in the Akwa Ibom State Assembly by three State Assembly Members, in the Federal House of Representatives by one Representative for the Eket/Esit Eket/Onna/Ibeno constituency, and in the Senate by one Senator for the same constituency. There is growing advocacy for the establishment of a development commission to address the needs of oil-producing communities in Akwa Ibom.