Notable people Akwa Ibom State

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Notable people Akwa Ibom State

• Obong Victor Attah, former governor of Akwa Ibom State
• Senator Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom State, former Senate Minority Leader

• Nathaniel Bassey is a Nigerian gospel music minister and RCCG Pastor from Uyo L.G.A, in Akwa ibom state.
• Effiong Dickson Bob
• Hilda Baci, known for attempting to break the Guinness World Record for longest cooking marathon.
• Ini Edo, Nollywood Actress
• Obong Ufot Ekaette, secretary to the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 under President Olusegun Obasanjo
• Dominic Ekandem first cardinal in English-speaking West Africa. First Nigerian Cardinal to qualify as a candidate to the papacy.
• Senator (Engr.) Chris Ekpenyong Former deputy governor of Akwa Ibom State in the Victor Attah administration and former Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District in the 9th Assembly.
• Engr. Patrick Ekpotu, former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State

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• Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, former Governor of Akwa Ibom State
• Senator Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant (Niger-Delta) to President Muhammadu Buhari
• Vincent Enyeama, professional footballer (Goalie) and former Super Eagle captain
• Mark Essien, entrepreneur and founder of Hotels.ng
• Chief Donald Etiebet, former Minister of Petroleum
• Nse Ikpe-Etim, Nollywood actress
• Eve Esin, Nollywood actress
• Etim Inyang, former Inspector General of the Nigerian Police Force (I.G.P) 1985 to 1986
• Emmanuel Iren founder of Celebration Church International
• Obong Akpan Isemin, elected governor of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria from January 1992 to November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic^{[citation needed]}

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• Clement Isong, second governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria; first civilian governor of the former Cross River State
• Emem Isong, multi-award winning filmmaker and CEO of Royal Arts Academy
• Rt. Hon. Onofiok Luke, the 11th Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and the Pioneer Speaker of the Nigeria Youth Parliament
• Group Capt. Idongesit Nkanga, former military governor of Akwa Ibom State
• Samuel Peter, world heavyweight boxing champion
• Egbert Udo Udoma, from Ikot Abasi, former chief justice of Uganda
• Ime Bishop Umoh, Nollywood actor
• Professor Okon Uya was briefly chairman of the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON), appointed by President Ibrahim Babangida after the presidential elections of 12 June 1993 had been annulled and his predecessor Humphrey Nwosu dismissed.

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