Obong Victor Bassey Attah listenⓘ (born 20 November 1938) was Governor of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.
He gained a degree from Leeds College of Art and a post graduate diploma in Building Science from Liverpool University in 1965.
He won the scholarship to study at Columbia University in New York, where he obtained an MA in Advanced Architectural Design and Planning.
[4] He promised to improve telecoms, power supply, and air transport infrastructure, and to replicate Silicon Valley in Uyo.
In March 2008, Victor Attah joined ExecutiveAction, a consultancy that helps firms manage problems in difficult business environments.