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Industrialisation in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, 38 years On: A Critical Analysis, 1987 - 2023

Strategically located on the Southern flank of Nigeria, nourished by the Gulf of Guinea and other great inland bodies of water, Akwa Ibom is also rich in crude oil and large deposits of natural gas. That is where the good part ends. Thirty-eight years of existence, eleven governors - six military and five civilians, coupled with a large population of highly trained technocrats, bureaucrats, and educated citizens. In spite of these, Akwa Ibom State is rated as the seventh poorest state in Nigeria, with 71.3 percent of her people living below the poverty line. Almost four decades of management o…