Land in Eastern Obolo, Akwa Ibom

Eastern Obolo is a Local Government Area (LGA) in Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria. It has its capital/headquarters located in the town of Okoroete. There are two clans in Eastern Obolo namely the Iko clan and the Okoroete clan. The LGA is bounded in the North by Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, North East by Onna, West by Ikot Abasi, South East by Ibeno Local Government Areas and in the South by the Atlantic Ocean. Abundant mineral deposits with onshore and offshore oil wells at Elekpen, Iko Town, Otunene and Iko-Nta/Obianga. Fishing depot at Educwink, Elekpon, Agan-asa. Forest reserves include mangrove, iroko, raffia, rubber, kolanut, coconut, peas, mango etc.

The people of Eastern Obolo are predominantly fishermen with over 85 per cent involved in active fishing. The people are a mixture Andoni and Iko extractions; strong cultural affinity exists among the people. lt has a total landmass of 117,008square kilometers with an estimated shoreline of about 184km long. The official language is the Obolo language which is also spoken in the Andoni local government area of Rivers State.