A new observation has revealed that the average akwa ibom male height is 5'4 while Efiks average male height is 6'2 .

Why are Akwa Ibom people so short? could it be the food or the weather? but Calabar and Efik land also has the same weather and food . These disparities are not only in terms of height but behavioral pattern . The behavioral pattern and outlook of the average Akwa ibomite tends to be slavish ,fetish and crude and is certainly different from that of an Efik. Could it be Akwa ibom people are descended from the pygmies of Congo?
Not only are most Akwa ibom people short , many are also stocky and built for menial and hard labor.