Nsit Atai Local government area was created in the year 1996 with its capital at Odot by the government of president
Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (born 17 August, 1941) is a retired Nigerian Army general and politician. He served as military president of Nigeria from 1985 until his resignation in 1993. He rose through the ranks to serve from 1984 to 1985 as C ...
. It has an area of out of an about 17,000 square kilometers, with 62 villages.
Location
Nsit Atai is located in
south east Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State, and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The state takes its name from the Qua Ib ...
State of Nigeria and is a local government area of Akwa Ibom state. It is approximately 50 kilometers from Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom state. It is bounded in the north by
Uruan, in the east by
Okobo, in the west by
Ibesikpo Asutan
Ibesikpo-Asutan is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It is inhabited by the Ibesikpo and Asutan clans. The Local Government Headquarters is Nung Udoe. It is the home of former Akwa Ibom State
Akwa Ibom State is a state in th ...
Ekpe Local Government Area. It is on the Coordinates: 4°51′0″N 8°01′0″E
Government and politics
*Representative:Rt.Hon. Mark Esset
*Paramount Ruler:HRH Edidem Peter Okon Effiong
*Chairman: Rt.Hon.Emem Ibanga
Politics
The current chairman of Nsit Atai local Government Area is Rt.Hon.Emem Ibanga. She is the first female
chairman
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the group ...
of the local Government Area and a two term Chairman. She is from
Ikot Akpabio Village in Afaha Ndisiak which is a sub-clan of the Afaha clan. She holds a
bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to si ...
in political science and public administration.
People
Nsit Atai People are
Ibibio outlined extraction with Ibibio language as the main spoken language. Cultural influences include Ekpo, Ekong, Eko-ong Utah, Egre and other traditional dances.
List of villages in Nsit Atai
* Adia Nsit
* Akpang Offop
* Etobodom
* Ibakang
* Ibedu
* Ibiakpan
* Idiaba
* Idifa
* Idikpa
* Idikpa Ikot Ntung
* Ikot Abasi
* Ikot Abiaenyie
* Ikot Abiyan
* Ikot Akpabio
* Ikot Akpan Ike
* Ikot Asua
* Ikot Ebita
* Ikot Edebe
* Ikot Edong
* Ikot Eket
* Ikot Ekpot
* Ikot Esen
* Ikot Esop
* Ikot Essien
* Ikot Inyang
* Ikot Itie-Udong
* Ikot Mkpo
* Ikot Nkpene
* Ikot Ntuen
* Ikot Obon Nsit
* Ikot Otu
* Ikot Ubok Udom
* Ikot Udofia
* Ikot Ukpong
* Ikot Uyo Nsit
* Iwok Atai
* Iwok Nsit
* Iwok Obio Aduang
* Nda Nsit
* Ndisiak
* Ndon Ekpe
* Ndon Ikot Itie-Udung
* Ndon Omun
* Odot No.1
* Odot No.2
* Odot No.3
* Okoro Atai
* Okoro Nsit
* Ubetim
* Udofia
* Unyehe Nsit
Population
According to the 2006
census
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result, Nsit Atai has a population of 37,318 male and 74,595 females. This is a total of 101,915 people.
Education
Nsit Atai Local Government Area has decent levels of educational institutions. They are pre-primary, primary and
secondary school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
s. There are 13 pre-primary schools, 25 primary schools, 9 secondary schools and 26 adult education centers. Most of the schools are in decaying and deplorable conditions. The teacher to student ratio is 1:50 students per class.
Health
Nsit Atai has one comprehensive
health care center, one primary health center and two health posts. Some of the centers have been adequately equipped in terms of physical structures, facilities/equipment and personnel.
Natural resources
Mineral resources include
crude oil
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deposits, commercial quantity of salt and high quality clay.
Agricultural resources include plantain oil palm and palm produce. There is a preponderance of hardwood, timber, and wildlife. Agriculture provides employment and means of livelihood to the people of Nsit Atai. The land is generally fertile but the fertility rate is very low due to continuous activities which results in low productivity, income and low standard of living.
Commerce
Most people have jobs as farmers and sundry traders.
References
Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State
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