Ita Enang

Ita Solomon Enang (Listen)ⓘ (born 23 August 1962) is a Nigerian politician who served as the senator representing the Akwa Ibom North-East senatorial district from 2011 to 2015.

[3] Enang also served as the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters from 2015 to 2019 and on Niger Delta Affairs from 2019 to 2022.

[5] Enang worked toward the abolition of the onshore/offshore dichotomy, ensuring that his state of Akwa Ibom became the highest earner of oil revenue in the country.

[11] In April 2011, Enang contested for the Senate seat of Uyo (North-East) on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform and won with 160,942 votes.

He resigned in May 2022 to pursue his governorship ambition under the All Progressives Congress (APC) but failed to secure the party's ticket for the election.