Ini Edo

Iniobong Edo Ekim (listen)ⓘ (born 23 April 1982) is a veteran Nigerian actress from Akwa Ibom State.

[10] Ini Edo is an Ibibio from Akwa Ibom state located in the south-south part of Nigeria.

[17] In 2023, Ini Edo produced ShantyTown, a 2023 Nigerian crime thriller released to Netflix on 20 January 2023.

[19] In 2025 Ini Edo is seen to be a major star in Africa's First and biggest reality tv series on Netflix:[20] "Young, Famous & African".

[22] Ini Edo had her first child, a girl through surrogacy in the year 2021[23] She is the founder of GEMS (Girls Empowerment Mentorship Scheme) AFRICA an NGO built to support young women in different fields providing mentorship, skills acquisition, and support.

Ini Edo was appointed as the Special Assistant to the Akwa Ibom State Governor on culture and tourism by Udom Gabriel Emmanuel in 2016.