BeachTime:
I think having a modest population is actually cool and something to be proud of ,instead of an overcrowded city.
As for "Ibibio" do you mean the combination of ,Efik,oron,Annang,Ibibio ?If so,i'm not sure if it's the 4th largest . And Ibibio is a wrong term to use . Since there's no official name , the Ethnic group or nation is known as Calabar and sometimes Akwacross.
Nigerian educational system is flawed and needs to be revised. I, an American born & raised know more about Africa than most Nigerians .
Calabar (Ibibio,Oron,Efik,Annang) is an ethnic group or nation , similarly : Yoruba,Igbo ,Fang ,Swede,Dutch,Yamato( Japanese),Korean ,Tagalog , Punjabi,etc. Africa was colonized and merged into artificial countries for selfish gains .
All ethnic groups have communities ,each community have clans and clans have chiefdom or villages,villages have extended families and extended families have nuclear families all the way down to the individual. For example ,Ibibio is a dialect and community of Calabar,Oron is a community and dialect of Calabar,Efik is a Community and dialect of Calabar,Annang is a dialect and community of Calabar . There's no official Calabar language but the most popular dialect is Efik and now Ibibio due to larger population.If a synthetic official language is created it would most likely contain 40 percent ibibio,20 percent Efik,20 percent annang and 20 percent Oron).
The same method described above is applicable to every ethnic nation in the world . Every single language in the world has dialects and some of the dialects are usually more popular than others .The official language is usually based on the most popular dialect and then some of the others . For example , Igbo is an ethnic group nation with communities and dialects such as :Ngwa,Onicha,Owerre,Udi,Igbere,Nsukka,Abakeleke,Aro,Mbaise,etc. the most popular dialect in the group is Onicha and a bit of Owerre, and the official synthetic igbo language which was created around 40 years ago is based on that dialect and hen some of the others .
the same is applicable to Spanish( Andalusian,Cantabrian,Canarian,etc. )the most popular dialect is Andalusian and the official synthetic Spanish language is base on that and a few of the others . The same method is applicable to Yamato(Japanese),Swede,Korean ,and all ethnic nations on earth.
My point of the above explanation is to buttress the fact that Efik,Oron,Annang and Ibibio are each not ethnic group but communities that make up an ethnic nation. That they are one indivisible people and nation bound by one and the same destiny; and that it's wrong for any community of the group to make up names such as Oron nation, annang nation, Efik nation or Ibibio nation. The correct term should be Calabar nation or Akwacross nation .

IbyOneGod:
Udom is a fool by removing the fly over from Ik city to Ekom Iman village when his campaign promise was basely on that.

BeachTime:
Akwa Ibom is sparsely populated .I believe the real population is 2 Million .Although the overall population of natives worldwide may amount to 5 Million. Its landmass is the same size as Los Angeles city proper . It can hold over 30 million people comfortably.
If I had the power, my method would be to demolish and rebuild from scratch In grid style like my sketch. Hopefully will be done as part of the Calabar Mega city project.
For now ,my comment is in regards to the current situation : Keep the money in Akwa ibom by using only Akwa ibom construction companies,and with time they'll improve ( Believe in yourself and quit slave/colonial mentality). Another option which I personally prefer is to create government agencies such as :Akwa Ibom Construction Corporation , Akwa Ibom Electric Company , Akwa bank , Akwa Ibom Transport Commission,Akwa Ibom police Service, Akwa Ibom Construction Council(to approve,oversee and implement building codes).
The Construction agency would be responsible for all construction and maintenance ,and would employ thousands of Akwa ibom Engineering professionals . And of course the government has to implement a good taxing system to boost the economy.
With that,all the money would stay and grow within Akwa Ibom.

It shows Ikot ekpene population as 300,000 on Wikepedia. The housing development in my sketch can house 50,000 residents, and it cost 100 Million dollars to develop. That means 6 of those would house everyone in Ikot Ekpne ,instead of the sprawling rusted roofs in the backdrop of the OP's photos.

Atouke:


You must learn to crawl and walk before you can run.
The ibibios are the fourth largest ethnic group in Nigeria that's all I will say on the population issue.

IbyOneGod:
Udom is a fool by removing the fly over from Ik city to Ekom Iman village when his campaign promise was basely on that.

wiseone28:
That was an old contract..

Come and see the roads Udom is doing with his local contractors.

After 3 weeks you start seeing potholes.

Even gutters dey are using hands to mixed the concrete.

wiseone28:
That was an old contract..

Come and see the roads Udom is doing with his local contractors.

After 3 weeks you start seeing potholes.

Even gutters dey are using hands to mixed the concrete.

Gerrard59:


When you add sub-groups like the Annang, Oro nation and Efik, then you might be correct. However, stating that the Ibibios as a standalone ethnic group being the fourth largest is not true. Izon aka Ijaw are the fourth largest. Ibibios even have to tussle with the Urobhos/Kanuris (although I doubt that 'cos nowhere in the world are there more people in the desert than costal areas) for the fourth place and not third place.

https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/d/Demographics_of_Nigeria.htm

Atouke:
The 25km 4 lane dual carriage way linking uyo the capital city of Akwa ibom state to Ikot Ekpene the major city in the Northern senatorial district of the state has progressed to an advance stage.
23km of the road has been completed and the last 2km will be completed by December 2019, according to the contractor handling the project. Nigerias best, Julius Berger ltd.
This is an akwa ibom state government project.

It is now possibe to see the terminal point of the road which is at the four point by Sheraton hotel from the construction site.
This road will cut the distance from both cities to less than 15 minutes by car.

The akwa ibom state government is also poised to link Uyo to the capital city to Eket the capital of the southern Senatorial district of the state with an equally important 4 lanes dual carriage way. To open up the state for easy access to investors and commerce.
That work is also at advanced stage and will be completed early 2020.

Awol1:


I think Uyo to Ikot Ekpene is a federal road

ubest1:
In Akwa-Ibom we don't play that stupid FG/SG road repair politic, we fix all our road in & out because we are the major user.

makavelli80:
Idem mfo?

Idem mmo ki Idem

wiseone28:
That was an old contract..

Come and see the roads Udom is doing with his local contractors.

After 3 weeks you start seeing potholes.

Even gutters dey are using hands to mixed the concrete.

wiseone28:
Why did the house of Assembly summons the commissioner of work because of poor road construction?

Nsek construction na you get am?

How many Julius Berger and CCEC construction do u see inside Uyo?

Stop defending your pay master when he leaves office in 2023 its me and you that will suffer.

makavelli80:
Dede atiedie?

BeachTime:
I think having a modest population is actually cool and something to be proud of ,instead of an overcrowded city.
As for "Ibibio" do you mean the combination of ,Efik,oron,Annang,Ibibio ?If so,i'm not sure if it's the 4th largest . And Ibibio is a wrong term to use . Since there's no official name , the Ethnic group or nation is known as Calabar and sometimes Akwacross.
Nigerian educational system is flawed and needs to be revised. I, an American born & raised know more about Africa than most Nigerians .
Calabar (Ibibio,Oron,Efik,Annang) is an ethnic group or nation , similarly : Yoruba,Igbo ,Fang ,Swede,Dutch,Yamato( Japanese),Korean ,Tagalog , Punjabi,etc. Africa was colonized and merged into artificial countries for selfish gains .
All ethnic groups have communities ,each community have clans and clans have chiefdom or villages,villages have extended families and extended families have nuclear families all the way down to the individual. [b]For example ,Ibibio is a dialect and community of Calabar,Oron is a community and dialect of Calabar,Efik is a Community and dialect of Calabar,Annang is a dialect and community of Calabar . There's no official Calabar language but the most popular dialect is Efik and now Ibibio due to larger population.If a synthetic official language is created it would most likely contain 40 percent ibibio,20 percent Efik,20 percent annang and 20 percent Oron).
[/b]The same method described above is applicable to every ethnic nation in the world . Every single language in the world has dialects and some of the dialects are usually more popular than others .The official language is usually based on the most popular dialect and then some of the others . For example , Igbo is an ethnic group nation with communities and dialects such as :Ngwa,Onicha,Owerre,Udi,Igbere,Nsukka,Abakeleke,Aro,Mbaise,etc. the most popular dialect in the group is Onicha and a bit of Owerre, and the official synthetic igbo language which was created around 40 years ago is based on that dialect and hen some of the others .
the same is applicable to Spanish( Andalusian,Cantabrian,Canarian,etc. )the most popular dialect is Andalusian and the official synthetic Spanish language is base on that and a few of the others . The same method is applicable to Yamato(Japanese),Swede,Korean ,and all ethnic nations on earth.
My point of the above explanation is to buttress the fact that Efik,Oron,Annang and Ibibio are each not ethnic group but communities that make up an ethnic nation. That they are one indivisible people and nation bound by one and the same destiny; and that it's wrong for any community of the group to make up names such as Oron nation, annang nation, Efik nation or Ibibio nation. The correct term should be Calabar nation or Akwacross nation .

Yahman1:
Does are NDDC projects, I also witnessed one, the Governor has no hand there. That speaks about the massive volume of corruption going on in NDDC

rottennaija:


Is this the official story? Hope you know that I don't buy it. Hope you also know that if Akpabio was still the governor, this road would have been completed more than 2 years ago.

Atouke:

So in your mind indeginous contractors should starve!
Do you think Julius Berger just woke up one day and because the world giant Berger +Bilfinger?
They started small and grew, by the way Julius Berger was a one man construction company that grew over the years.

We must also encourage our own indeginous contractors to grow, by giving them little jobs they can handle and affording them the opportunity to gain experience so that tomorrow they can also become our Berger.

By they way am for the big jobs for giants and small contracts for our local firms.
This is a good strategy, where our indeginous contractors fail they should be directed to return to site and correct their mistakes, so they don't repeat it next time.

And a lot of our indeginous contractors are doing great, where there are gaps it should be mitigated.

wiseone28:
Do u think road experimenting is good in a country such as Nigeria?

Will we keep experimenting roads with potholes in the name of giving indigenous contractor?

Which gov will like to repair a road that has already been awarded and was completed but shady?

When u say the money will be spent in Akwa ibom, are u the financial secretary to the company owners?

Tomorrow won't you see them buying houses in different countries or sending their children abroad for schooling or you want to tell me they are spending it in Akwa ibom?

Atouke:


What's more important, to complete the road or to build a flyover?

The government has explained that a round about will be sufficient for the city of ikot ekpene until such a time it will be necessary to build one.

The ekom Iman junction requires a flyover immediately because of the number of accidents recorded there according to the state government.
You should take the government by its word, flyover are not status symbols.

FYI the city of ikot Ekpene looks great with the roundabout and the construction is not even finished but its already a beauty to behold.

Atouke:


Have you ever wondered why gov. Akpabio didn't complete the road? He had 8yrs but yet couldn't complete this important road that leads to his own village.

Ponder, that concept and then you might decipher the political landmine that this road was supposed to be for Gov. Udom.
But udom has successfully navigated that minefield expertly.

itsme01:




Akwa ibomites are blessed with vissionary leaders


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Allstrasse:


Bros you wrote a lot of nonsense there. But then I could forgive your balderdash as this is symptomatic of the typical local American who does not see the world beyond the prism of the continental USA. You displayed a lot of ignorance there and this is actually a function of reading the wrong history.

For your unbiased education (and for the greater benefit of the entire readership here)I would like to point out just a few things;

The Ibibios are a full fledged ethnic group. They have their own distinct language.

Calabar is a geographical location. A contraption created and named during the colonial era. the location is originally occupied by three distinct ethnic nationalities; the Efiks, the Qua and the Efut. A little far off we have the Ekoi and then the Bekwarras and the Ejaghams. All these people speak distinct languages. There is a rather derogatory name (Atam) that is used uniformly for all groups from northern Cross River though and it has no bearing whatsoever.

The Annangs can trace their genealogy to the same source with the Ibibios but they have become a rather strong and homogeneous entity, likewise the Oro nation who populate the Oron, Urue Ofong, Mbo and Okobo among some other local government areas. They have their own distinct dialect. Please note that while the average Oron person can understand and probably speak Ibibio language but the Ibibio man may not necessarily understand the Oron dialect even when he listens hard enough.

If a Qua man speaks an Efik man cannot understand him.

These boundaries do exist but not in cast in stone many are wont to believe. And yet the distinctions are nonetheless very distinct. This is largely an atomistic society.

That the Ibibios are the 4th largest ethnic group has never been in doubt. I would like to add that with or without the addition/inclusion of the Efiks, Annangs, Orons etc, they would still pass for the 4th largest ethnic group in Nigeria.

BeachTime:
Akwa Ibom is sparsely populated .I believe the real population is 2 Million .Although the overall population of natives worldwide may amount to 5 Million. Its landmass is the same size as Los Angeles city proper . It can hold over 30 million people comfortably.
If I had the power, my method would be to demolish and rebuild from scratch In grid style like my sketch. Hopefully will be done as part of the Calabar Mega city project.
For now ,my comment is in regards to the current situation : Keep the money in Akwa ibom by using only Akwa ibom construction companies,and with time they'll improve ( Believe in yourself and quit slave/colonial mentality). Another option which I personally prefer is to create government agencies such as :Akwa Ibom Construction Corporation , Akwa Ibom Electric Company , Akwa bank , Akwa Ibom Transport Commission,Akwa Ibom police Service, Akwa Ibom Construction Council(to approve,oversee and implement building codes).
The Construction agency would be responsible for all construction and maintenance ,and would employ thousands of Akwa ibom Engineering professionals . And of course the government has to implement a good taxing system to boost the economy.
With that,all the money would stay and grow within Akwa Ibom.

It shows Ikot ekpene population as 300,000 on Wikepedia. The housing development in my sketch can house 50,000 residents, and it cost 100 Million dollars to develop. That means 6 of those would house everyone in Ikot Ekpne ,instead of the sprawling rusted roofs in the backdrop of the OP's photos.

Gerrard59:


He is right unless you have a different meaning of the word "density". Akwa Ibom is not densely populated compared to its size. For instance, Japan is densely populated than California even though the former is relatively smaller than the latter. However, Los Angeles is smaller than Akwa Ibom yet has almost similar population numbers. For the population Akwa Ibom has to its size, it's not densely populated.