1987Event
Akwa Ibom State is created
Babangida created Akwa Ibom as part of a wider restructuring of Nigeria's state map.
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1987
Akwa Ibom State is created
Babangida created Akwa Ibom as part of a wider restructuring of Nigeria's state map.
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Babangida created Akwa Ibom as part of a wider restructuring of Nigeria's state map. The move addressed minority claims in the southeast and oil-region politics.
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