 Hence, Nigeria's highly influential personality and former Minister of Education/former Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, hails from this community.The town's apex body, Ukpor Improvement Union (U.I.U) remains the super-structural political, social and cultural organization in the community.Among the all-time most influential leaders of this union must be counted Chief Gabriel Akachukwu Okeke (1929-1991).