Ufot Ekaette listenⓘ (born 1939) was appointed the first Nigerian Minister of Niger Delta on 17 December 2008 by President Umaru Yar'Adua.
[2] Ekaette was born in 1939 in Ikot Edor, Onna Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State and died on the 25th day of September 2019.
[3] In April 2007, his wife Eme Ufot Ekaette was elected senator for Akwa Ibom South on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.
[1] His appointment was criticized by the militant Joint Revolutionary Council, who said that he lacked the drive and leadership required, and questioned the sincerity and commitment of Yar'Adua in making this choice.
[6] In March 2010 the Joint Revolutionary Council called for the removal of Ekaette for alleged duplication of development projects in the Niger Delta.