Land in Esit-Eket, Akwa Ibom

Esit Eket is a town and Local Govrnment Area (LGA) in Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria. Its headquarters is located in Uquo. Esit Eket Local Government Area was created in 1989 by the Local Government (Basic Constitutional and Transitional Provision Decree No.15 of 1989). Prior to this historic political exercise, the geographical area now called Esit Eket was part of Uquo Ibeno Local Government Area. Esit Eket Local Government Area is presently made up to two clans namely: Eket Offiong and Eket Afaha, which are held together by common tradition, customs and ancestry relationship. 

The LGA is Situated by the Atlantic westline with boundaries with Ibeno, Eket and Nsit Atai Local Government Areas. Esit Eket people are predominantly farmers, fishermen and a considerable number in trading like their Ibeno neighbors. They are actively involved in the oil industry downstream operation. The Eket People were said to have migrated from esit eket to their present settlement.