In the contentious, oil-rich landscape of Nigeria’s Niger Delta, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states are often viewed through different economic lenses. Akwa Ibom is the established, major oil-producing heavyweight, contributing the highest percentage to Nigeria’s crude revenue, hosting the massive ExxonMobil-operated Qua Iboe Terminal in Ibeno, and legally receiving the statutory 13% derivation fund alongside benefits from the Petroleum Industry A…
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