Idongesit Nkanga Archived 2021-01-01 at the Wayback Machine[1][2] When appointed in 1990, his deputy governor was Obong Ufot Ekaette, who later became Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

[5] In 2002, he was said to seeking to be candidate for the Nigeria Democratic Party (NDP) in the 2003 elections for Governor of Akwa-Ibom State.

[6] In 2007, Nkanga was appointed Chairman of the Akwa Ibom Airport Implementation Committee.

The International airport was opened on November 26, 2009[7] Although the primary focus was on cargo traffic and airplane maintenance repair and overhaul, the airport started by serving commercial local passenger flights.

[8] In December 2009, as an elder of the Ibibio people he supported the Akwa-Ibom state Governor Godswill Akpabio.