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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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