A Shared Coastline, A Shared Fate: The Twin Ecological Crises of Cross River and Akwa Ibom States
By Umo Isua-Ikoh and Okoho Ene 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…