Onna is a Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. |||} Nigeria has 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs Each local government area is administered by a Local Government Council consisting of a chairman who is the Chief Important Cities Uyo is the capital of Akwa Ibom State Ikot Ekpene, Abak, Oron, Eket, Ibeno, Ikot Abasi Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Its name comes from an acronym of the three predominant clans that live in the area: Oniong, Nnung Ndem, and Awa. Acronyms, initialisms, and alphabetisms are Abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name
Because of its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, the people of Onna are predominantly fishermen.
Oil and Gas Industry
Onna is located near large offshore oil and gas drilling operations. Both Exxon Mobil and Total S.A. have operations in the area. The Exxon Mobil Corporation, or ExxonMobil, is an American oil and gas Corporation and a direct descendant of John D Total SA () is an oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the six " Supermajor " oil companies in the world Their operations have caused some controversy. Local researchers found large amounts of pollution from oil spills in and around Onna[1]. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability disorder harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms they are in
References
- ^ Dr. E. A. Akpofure. Oil Spillage in Nigeria's Niger Delta. Urhobo Historical Society. Retrieved on 2008-04-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
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