Ibesikpo Asutan
{{Short description|Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
{{More citations needed|date=July 2016}}
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Ibesikpo-Asutan is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It is inhabited by the Ibesikpo and Asutan clans. The Local Government Headquarters is Nung Udoe.{{Cite web|title=Ibesikpo-Asutan Organization IBESKIPO – Asutan, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria|url=https://ibesikpo-asutan.org/ibeskipo-austan-nigeria/|access-date=2021-09-17|language=en}} It is the home of former Akwa Ibom State governor Obong Victor Attah.
It is also home to the one time Chief of Air staff, Late Air Marshall Nsikak Eduok.
It is made up of 43 villages.
The Lutheran Church National Headquarters, Seminary, and Lutheran High school are located in the Local Government, at Obot Idim.
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