Onna is a

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Akwa Ibom State Akwa Ibom is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South, South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It borders Cross River State to the east, Rivers State and Abia State to the west and north-west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The state ...

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. Its name comes from an

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of the names of the four predominant clans in the area: Oniong, Nnung Ndem, Awa Afaha and Asuna Nung Oku. Onna has a population of about 295,000 people worldwide. Onna is bounded by the east by Eket, west by mkpat Enin and south to the

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, the people of Onna are majorly fishermen and

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s Everything being equal, Onna has a large number of seafood . Onna has hosted various oil company while search is ongoing for more oil discovery. oil exploration is ongoing in communities such as Ukpana, Akpabom, Ikot Abasi, Ikwe etc all in Onna LGA .The 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.

Oil and gas industry

Onna is an oil and gas producing local government area.

References

Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State {{AkwaIbom-geo-stub