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NewNigeriaMind:
Support SW for speaker

I will talk to Tinubu about your SGF position

we in SS are even praying that Amaechi is betrayed. So what favor would u be doing us

IamPatriotic:
Okwu, if your 142 vote Dogara and the remaining 218 minus Dogara votes APC's preferred candidate, who wins? #justasking.

for your mind a northerner will vote SW abi? U know the truth deep within u but you are too hurt to admit it in shame

All I can say is that ....its pay back time u SW wanted a northern govt we are helping u guys achieve that na

Jackeeh:
Ibiakpan

ward 2.ibiakpan/uruk uso lol....

lazsnaira:
Pls kindly tell us where you come from in nigeria, so we can juxtapose.

Because everywhere else in the south west is a village apart from lagos.

For instance, Ibadan is a very huge old ghetto with an infinite view of rusty brown corrugated zincs.

dies the brown roof kingdom

lazsnaira:
Are you from umuahia?

Just heard that now o..a friend called from lagos to tell me

Tell the kayode nigga to stfu...is he in uyo.
Works are going on even right now as we speak. Gov .Akpabio does not have a history of abandoned projects.
The project that he wont finish continues cos they have been paid for

Where is the bump

omisakint:
Hissed.... We need this type of check and balance in osun. But sadly we can't have it until the next four years by then arregbe will owe us like 45 months salary.

Meanwhile in Akwa -ibom state , Ikot Ekpene is not the state capital

Can u all say that to Senator Nyerima's face? Who born the judge to to even listen to that kind case for northern Nigeria

Umuahia cant even be compared to my hometown ikot-Ekpene in Akwa Ibom state

Freemanan:
I have a friend Who's from Enugu (Nnamani Daniel ) he know Delta more than me well... So do the maths

that is cos u dont reside in delta. Im actually responding to u from IK

debbie:
ok,wow,........so it is the same name that Arochukwu people call their masquerade too

its possible cos ikot ekpene is the borther town to Abia state

debbie:
please what is the name of their masquerade called?

It is obvious that the south-south is a very calm place to live in..Though i would love to visit these places someday.
@op,thanks for sharing this info.

you are very much welcome dear.
The masqurade is the popular "ekpo masqurade"

Freemanan:
Dude That's Uyo dude

kai how do I convince this man?? Im from ikot ekpene. Are u telling me u know more about my play of birth?

Freemanan:
Mate your third picture is Uyo nau..... Why evils? IKOT EKPENE is not a city by any standard Please..... Please bro... Please

follow the black marks on this picmix
The rate it develops even confuses the residents so im not suprised

Freemanan:
Mate your third picture is Uyo nau..... Why evils? IKOT EKPENE is not a city by any standard Please..... Please bro... Please

bros wake up. Thats Ikot-ekpene for real. Check it from this view of the construction of the sheraton hotel biko.

Freemanan:
Period.....

lol u aint serious broh
Welcome to ikot ekpene. Which could would have made the list if the op did hia home work well

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Craft and culture

Amazing...such a beautiful and quiet city..not craving for attention

Situation001:
ikot ekpene is such a beautiful place I swear... I wonder why it never made the list...n

I just opened a new thread for ikot ekpene
https://www.nairaland.com/2308440/hidden-city-nigeria-ikot-ekepne-another

Sheraton Ikot-Ekpene

Ikot Ekpene

Ikot ekpene

Sights of Ikot-Ekpene

Ikot Ekpene, known throughout Nigeria as " The Raffia City", or locally simply as "IK," is a historic town in the southernNigeria,in Akwa Ibom state. It is the political and cultural capital of theAnnang ethnic group in Nigeria (Nair, 1972). The town is located on the A342 highway that parallels the coast, between Calabar to the south east andAba to the west, with the state capital,Uyo, on this road just to the east.Umuahia is the next major town to the north.Ikot Ekpene is known as a regional centre of commerce, with notable exports of palm products, especiallypalm oil, kernels, raffia products including raffia fibers and its sweet wine, as well as ground crops of yams,cassava, taro, and corn. The population is made up primarily of the Annangpeople with a small number of Igbo Traders and Hausa Suya Vendors. Significant exports also include basket weaving, sculpture, and, most notably,raffia cane furniture (hence the colloquial name of the town).Though most inhabitants of the area did not have direct contact with European traders who they called Mbakara until early in the twentieth century, it is believed that European articles of trade reached the people since the 17th century. Sustained contact with the Europeans began during the Aro expedition when Ukpong Inokon, an Aro Blood Brotherhood leader escaped to Ifuho. (Ette, in press) In November 1903, British troops arrived in the area from Calabar and the following year established a garrison there in January 1904. From Ikot Ekpene the troops marched to Uyo and from there to Abak and Opobo (now Ikot Abasi). Between 1904 and 1910, Ikot Ekpene became part of the Eyong District. In 1914 Enyong District was broken up into two: Enyong and Ikot Ekpene Districts. The new Ikot Ekpene District included Uyo and Abak with the headquarters in Ikot Ekpene town (Akpan, 1967).By 1919 trade with Europeans opened up as the town became an administrative center. The following companies had post and stores in the town: John Holt Cooperative Wholesale Society Paterson Zochonos (PZ), G. B. Olivant and the Compagnie Francaise de L'Afrique Occidentals. The establishment of these companies resulted in exodus from the surrounding areas and made Ikot Ekpene a vibrant metropolis. In 1937, the colonial administration built the main market and separated those who sold imported European goods from indigenous articles. A slaughter house was added to allow for the inspection of meat.Under the British the town became the seat of both the (Annang), Division and (Ikot Ekpene) County Council. Today it is a municipal center in the state of Akwa Ibom.Kannan Nair, the noted historian described the town as a cultural and political capital of the Annangs and the Ibibios. The Ibibios live to the East and most of the Annangs live to the South of the town. In 1903, the British sent in troops and a garrison was stationed there at the main entrance to the town known as Control Post. The town was so important to the British that when a proposed road linking Owerri and Calabar in the late 1920s was to bypass the town, the British administrators abandoned the idea in favor of one linking Eket and Owerri in order to bring the town into the loop (Nair, 1972). It became the site of the experiment in local self governance by the British in 1951. It was also the birthplace of the famous Ibibio Welfare Union when James Udo Eka teamed up with Udosen Obot at Methodist school in Ikot Obong Edong ( Noah, 1988).Ikot Ekpene, probably more than any other town, was seriously impacted in the Biafrian civil war. It had strategic military and political importance to both the Biafrians and Nigerians. The town and the area changed hands at least 3 times in this bitter conflict. Following the war, the new reorganization and state structure led to policies that did not recognize the historic importance of the town as most of the Annang leaders were massacred during the war.Like most Annang communities, Ikot Ekpene has a tradition of self-improvement from its sons and daughters, both near and far. Several groups are working together to recapture and rebuild what they fondly call "The Raffia City". Ikot Ekpene has a long history of transforming the raffia fibre into cloth used in shoes, hats, handbags, mats and with distinctive cultural carvings made out of wood. These unique arts and crafts trades have continued alongside traditional agriculture.Many foreign organizations and churches are present in the area. Four institutions of higher learning have added a richness to the town: The Akwa-Ibom state polythecnic Ikot Osurua, Ritman university, the School of Nursing and the St Joseph Major Theological Seminary.