Ibiono Ibom

Geography

The territorial unit and geographical area called, addressed and known as Ibiono Ibom consists of 9 clans, 33 groups, and 193 villages. It covers a total land surface of 2761.76 sq. kilometers, with a total population of 385,145.

Cities and towns

Oko Ita is the local government headquarters of Ibiono-Ibom.

A few of many prominent towns include: Idoro, Ididep, Afaha Obio Eno, Ikot Usen, Utit Obio, and Afua, Use Ndon, Ikpanya.

Administrative areas

Ibiono Ibom is divided into 9 Clans:

History

The people of Ibiono Ibom arrived in what is now Nigeria between 1200-1500 BC.

The region of the local government was created out of Itu Local government Area in December 1996.

Politics

Politics in Ibiono Ibom is dominated by the people from the central part of Ibiono, with the highly endorse political party being PDP (Peoples Democratic Party)

Demography

The people are predominantly of the Christian faith.

The main ethnic group of the LGA are the Ibibio people, who speak a dialect of the Ibibio language. The Ibibio language belongs to the Benue–Congo language family, which forms part of the Niger–Congo group of languages.

Despite the homogeneity of the Ibibio, no central government existed among the people of the present day Ibiono-Ibom LGA prior to the colonial British invasion in 1904.

When Ibiono Ibom LGA was created in 1996, Oko Ita was chosen as the local government headquarters to spread development to all regions of the LGA.

Education

The current region of Ibiono Ibom in old Itu LGA were the first set of people to encounter Western education in Akwa Ibom State with the establishment of Mary Slessor secondary school,1950 and other top flight schools such as the Ididep Science College (formerly Teachers' Training College, Ididep). Currently various institutions for post primary education have sprung up and spread across the local government.

Some Educational Institutes in the local government include:

Union Secondary School, Ibiaku

Ibiono Community High School Edem Urua

community sec school Idoro

Presbyterian senior science school Ididep

Community secondary school Ikpanya

Community secondary school Ikot Usen

Community secondary school Ikpa

Comprehensive secondary school Use Ikot Amama

Secondary school, Ididep

Prominent people from Ibiono Ibom

Some prominent people of Akwa Ibom State and in Nigeria are from Ibiono Ibom LGA. They include:

Cardinal Ekanem, First Nigeria Roman Catholic Cardinal.

Obong (Major General) Philip Efiong, Akankang Ibiono Ibom.Serving under the Biafran Government from 1967 to 1970, Obong Philip Efiong served as Chief of Logistics, Chief of Staff, Commandant of the Militia, and Chief of General Staff.. read more about him:http://www.philip-effiong.com/Dad-Memory.

Rt. Hon. Senator Solomon Enang (born 23 August 1962) is a Nigerian politician who represented the Itu and Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State in the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2011. He was elected Senator for the Uyo (North East) Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom in the 2011 Federal elections.

Ita Solomon Enang was born on 23 August 1962. He attended the Presbyterian Teachers Training College, Ididep, Akwa Ibom State (1974-1979). He was admitted to the University of Calabar, Calabar in 1980 where he read Law, graduating in 1984. He went on to the Nigerian Law School, Lagos and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985. He then entered private practice with his own law firm.[