Onna is a
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
in
Akwa Ibom State,
Akwa Ibom State,
Nigeria. Its name comes from an
acronym of the names of the four predominant clans in the area: Oniong, Nnung Ndem, Awa Afaha and Awa.
Onna has a population of about 495,000 people worldwide. Onna is bounded by the east by Ibeno, west by mpat enin and eastern Obolo and south by the Atlantic ocean. Because of its proximity to the
Atlantic Ocean, the people of Onna are predominantly
fishermen and
farmers. Onna is one of the host to exon Mobil Nigeria, oil exploration is ongoing in communities such as Ukpana, Akpabom, Ikot Abasi, Ikwe etc. Onna play host to the Utapette, Atabrikang and Ibioto oil fields The oil rich local government is also home to a number of highly intellectual population who have made numerous impact in the community, nationwide and in the diasporas.
Villages in Onna
*Ikwe
*Ikot Akpatek
*Ikot Ebidang
*Ikot Ebekpo
*Abat
*Ndon Eyo
*Mkpok
*Okat
*Ikot Edor
*Ukpana
*Mkpaeto
*Ikot Esor
*Ikot Iko Ibon
*Okom
*Ikot Ndudot
*Ikot Ebiere
*Ikot Udo
*Ikot Nkan
*Ikot Ndua Iman
*Ikot Obong Ishiet
*Ikot Akpan Ishiet
*Atiamkpat
*Awa Iman
*Nnung Oku
*Ntan Ide Ekpe
*Awa ndon
*Awa aAtai
*Ikot Abasi oniong
*Ikot Mbong
*Afaha Ikot Idem Udo
*Afaha Ikot Akpan Mkpe
*Afaha Atai
*Afaha Ikot Nkan
*Abak Ishiet
* Akata
* Ntukubo Akata
* Atabrikang
*Ntafre
* Itak Abasi
* Iwod ukpom
* Ini- Ikwe
*Ini- Edor
Monarch
The traditional stool is occupied by Royal Fathers known as
Paramount Rulers. The current Paramount Ruler is His Royal Majesty
Edidem Raymond Timothy Inyang(born June 13, 1947), who assumed the throne in 2017 upon the death of his predecessor His Eminence Edidem Akpabio Udo Ukpa. .
Oil and gas industry
Onna is near large offshore oil- and
gas-drilling operations. Both
Exxon Mobil
ExxonMobil Corporation (commonly shortened to Exxon) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is the largest direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, and was formed on November 30, ...
and
Total S.A. have operations in the area. Their operations have caused some
controversy
Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of conflicting opinion or point of view. The word was coined from the Latin ''controversia'', as a composite of ''controversus'' – "turned in an opposite d ...
. Local researchers found large amounts of
pollution from
oil spill
An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term is usually given to marine oil spills, where oil is released into th ...
s in and around Onna.
References
Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State
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