Uruan is a riverine area known for farming, fishing, oil palm and raffia craft, and for its seven clans and Ekpe Society traditions.
Uruan Local Government Area was created in 1988 from the former Uyo Local Government Area. Its headquarters is at Idu. It covers about 449 square kilometres of rainforest, fertile plains, creeks and coastal waterways. The story of the Uruan people is traced to Akani Obio Uruan. Oral tradition also links groups from Essien Uruan Itiaba to the founding of Creek Town and Duke Town in present-day Cross River State.
I'm proud of what is being built in Uruan LGA: 16 projects recorded, 6 finished.
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20 projects in the state summary. 16 are documented one by one here so far.
The people are associated with seven primary clans: Akwa Uruan, Etongko Mkpe Uruan, Mutaka Uruan, Ekondo Uruan, Mosongko Uruan, Ibonda Uruan and Akpe Iboku Uruan. Four of these are formally recognised under the current traditional structure of the state. There are 13 INEC wards: Northern Wards 1 and 2, Central Wards 1 to 4 and Southern Wards 1 to 7. Culture is kept through the Ekpe Society and dances such as Ekombi, Mbaya, Itembe, Iwunwun, Ikan, Mmobi and Etop Eto. Local dishes include Eferi Ndek Iyak, Ukwok Afang and Asa Iwa.
Farming, fishing, oil palm production, raffia craft and trade are the main ways people earn a living. Cassava, yam, maize and other crops grow on the land. The creeks and waterways support fishing.
Uruan hosts or shares several state and federal facilities. These are the Ituk Mbang Methodist General Hospital, the State Medical Oxygen Production Plant at Ituk Mbang, the Renewed Hope Housing Estate at Ekpene Ukim, the Dakkada Estate at Ibiaku Essiet, the Ibom Icon Hotel at Nwaniba and the Victor Attah International Airport, which it shares with Okobo.
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Roads and bridges · Uruan, Nsit Atai and Okobo LGAs
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Roads and bridges · Mbiaya Uruan
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Roads and bridges · Mbiaya Uruan, Idu and Mbiakong Uruan
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Roads and bridges · Nduetong Oku, Ibiaku Uruan and Ekit Itam
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Roads and bridges · Adadia, Esuk and Odu
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Roads and bridges · Nung Udoe, Ibiaku, Obio Ndobo and Adadia
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A primary health centre is being built at Mbiaya Uruan, which is designed to bring basic care closer to residents. Compassionate Homes have been built for vulnerable families in communities across the LGA, and a solar-powered water supply serves Issiet Ekim. A model primary school at Ekim Enen and a youth centre designed for ICT and skills training are also recorded.
Six road projects connect farming, riverine and market communities, and the Adadia - Esuk - Odu Road includes a jetty, which is expected to support river and coastal trade. Grants and equipment support reached 224 farmers, traders and business owners. The youth centre is designed to support entrepreneurship and skills training.
The 14.5km Airport - Okopedi Road is shared with Nsit Atai and Okobo, and the other five roads link inland and riverine communities within Uruan. Two roads include bridges with 60 metre spans. The roads are designed to open up communities and shorten travel.
How many of the 16 projects on this page back each goal.
The member for Uruan in the State House of Assembly says that the road corridor from Mbiaya Uruan through Idu leads to Mbiakong and has brought communities closer together.
The Commissioner for Internal Security says that good roads help security agencies respond faster and help people move safely.
Local leaders say that the Adadia - Esuk - Odu Road and jetty will open the riverine communities and the coastline to trade.
A senator says the Adadia - Esuk - Odu Road and jetty project will help open up the riverine communities.
The council chairman says that the Adadia - Esuk - Odu Road and jetty project will boost the coastal economy.
One speaker calls the work on the 15km Nung Udoe - Ibiaku - Obio Ndobo - Adadia Road a rehabilitation.
A local leader says the ARISE Compassionate Homes are improving living conditions for vulnerable households.
Local leaders describe the primary health centre at Mbiaya Uruan as a lifeline for the community.
Local leaders link the chairman's official residence to the dignity of local governance.
One statement places the ARISE Youth Friendly Centre at the headquarters of the Local Government Area.
At the commissioning ceremony, the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, described the facility as a “world-class transit hub” and “a pace setter in Nigeria’s aviation sector,” noting that it is the only sub-national airport in the country with seamless international-to-international, domestic-to-international, and international-to-domestic transfer capability.
Governor Umo Eno described the achievement as the result of a relay of visionary leadership spanning the administrations of Victor Attah, Godswill Akpabio, Udom Emmanuel, and his administration.
The Chairman of VKS Construction Limited, Engr. Oliver Ebong, was commended for delivering the terminal to international standards.
Ward leaders say that women and youths have been empowered and that livelihoods have improved across communities.
Governor Umo Eno
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