Ika

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Ika (Ika-Annang) is a Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

Ika (Ika-Annang) is one of the eight Annang local governemnt areas of the present thirty-one local government areas in Akwa Ibom State. Ika local government area of Annang people Annang or Ika people (Ika-Annang) were formerly in the old Abak which was later sub divided into other local governments resulting in five new local government areas, namely Abak, Oruk Anam, Etim Ekpo,Ukanafun and Ika local government areas.

Ika local government area of Akwa Ibom (Ika people of Akwa Ibom) state of Nigeria is different from Ika Language which is one of the languages spoken in Delta State of Nigeria. The language of the Ika people of Akwa Ibom State is a Annang, a dialect of the Annang/Efik/Ibibio people.