Nobody ever talks about Ikot-Ekpene, the lovely, quaint Nigerian city in Akwa Ibom state.

No more silence.

Fellow Nigerians, Welcome to Ikot-Ekpene.














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Ritman University, Ikot-Ekpene




General Hospital, Ikot-Ekpene
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E be like o.

That is because the media team from that state spend less in publicizing it. Calabar is well known by many thanks to Donald Duke

Forget Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom as a whole is lovely.
From the beautiful landscape to their oil deposits.
From their variety of delicacies to their hospitality and tourism industry.
The state is bae.

The capital city boasts of the best stadium in the country, world class mall, main library e t.c.


My dream City to live in, in this declining country. I just love AKIBM .

It's just a small town with beautiful roads

You just have to love Godswill Akpabio..if not for anything his love for developmental projects..
He will never be forgotten in the history of Akwaibom.

This is what Rochas was not able to do in Orlu for 8 solid years... Busy shouting "my people my people" while others were busy working..

edoairways:
That is because the media team from that state spend less in publicizing it. Calabar is well known by many thanks to Donald Duke

Am not sure you know what you are saying... Honestly

OKorowanta:
You just have to love Godswill Akpabio..if not for anything his love for developmental projects..
He will never be forgotten in the history of Akwaibom.

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We love you too

MXrep:
It's just a small town with beautiful roads

Not small oo

OKorowanta:
You just have to love Godswill Akpabio..if not for anything his love for developmental projects..
He will never be forgotten in the history of Akwaibom.

He is a great man

I still rate it higher after Eket... Third best City in Akwa Ibom state after Uyo and Eket but Oron eeee
Mynd44... Na front page ebi

Una don come again with this overrated village. So because of one hotel, we shouldn’t hear word again? All the Akwa-Ibom nairaland media team, una weldone.

Ikot Ekpene Township stadium... Temporary home of vandrezzer FC

Ikot ekpene

Ikot ekpene is actually a great city to live in Nigeria, it's very affordable and you avoid the high rent in Uyo the capital city while you are 20 mins drive from uyo in a dualized autobahn.
Ikot ekpene is a great place for young adults just starting life, but you must have entrepreneurial drive, cos there are no jobs like every where else in Nigeria.
Ikot ekpene has the federal government college, state polytechnic , and the federal poly ukana is a stone throw, it also has the Ritman University ikot ekpene, for those who are school age.
A city park, for picnics and family hangout, a numbers of relaxation spots and Raffia Arts is the major handwork of the people of this area.
Raffia arts made in ikot ekpene is famous worldwide, even the colonialists have been known to dabble in arts from this area, the wooden mask carved in Ikot ekpene is also very famous.
The Oil palm business in hqt in this area.

Ikot ekpene is a much older city than Uyo, it was the first Experimental Local government in British west Africa, ie this is where the British started the idea of local government administration in west Africa. Ikot ekpene has lots of colonial architecture that will mesmerize you, especially the churches.

Atouke:

Morning blood

St Joseph major catholic seminary ikot Ekpene.

UdechiHD:
Una don come again with this overrated village. So because of one hotel, we shouldn’t hear word again? All the Akwa-Ibom nairaland media team, una weldone.

Haha. Its just a little town with good roads that they call city.

Ritman university ikot Ekpene

Akwa ibom state polytechnic ikot Ekpene

Ikot Ekpene has many higher institutions like:

1).Ritman university .
2). Akwa ibom state polytechnic
3).st Joseph's Major Seminary
4).Federal government college a high school.
Etc

Rugaria:
This is what Rochas was not able to do in Orlu for 8 solid years... Busy shouting "my people my people" while others were busy working..

Funny guy..

I need to visit that state.

Bizibi:
I need to visit that state.

You are welcome to come, live and invest..

Rugaria:
This is what Rochas was not able to do in Orlu for 8 solid years... Busy shouting "my people my people" while others were busy working..

Rosskii:


Funny guy..

Not holding brief for any politicians ,but was Rochas allocation the same as Akpabio/Akwa ibom? Some of you do not think before you comment.

St. ANNE CATHOLIC cathedral ikot Ekpene.
An Architectural masterpiece.

A sight worth visiting, if you are interested in old European architecture.
This is just one of several old colonial buildings in ikot Ekpene.

The first African catholic cardinal in Nigeria and West African, cardinal Dominic Ekandem was the bishop of Ikot Ekpene.
Hence lots of catholic relics in this city.

100Caliber:
Not holding brief for any politicians ,but was Rochas allocation the same as Akpabio/Akwa ibom? Some of you do not think before you comment.

With this your comment they may not even want to do anything again oo

Ilaumoh:

With this your comment they may not even want to do anything again oo

No city one has the right to brag with the kind of system Nigeria operates. if all local governments or senatorial districts control their resource who would know a village like Uyo or Ikot ekpene compared to places like Ibeno ,Oron and even Calabar. Eket has no oil , the Esuene who was Eket man used his military power to move mobile there and also named the district Eket district.
The only reason Ikot ekpene and Uyo received facelift is thanks to Akpabio an anang man who was Governor and oil price boom then. it's was not through the effort of the residence or Ikot ekpene and Uyo having any resources like other developed cities around the world. to me these are artificial and unsustainable developments which happened by chance and chances are it won't last.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l_lHh1S1rA

Watch the aerial video footage of ikot Ekpene before you argue.

If you are young an just starting life and looking for a place with good roads, good schools, low crime rate, affordable city and a perfect place to raise kids,
Look no further Ikot Ekpene is the place for you. Its 15mins. From Uyo Akwa ibom state capital with well articulated road networks that will mesmerize you.
Its 70mins from Victor attah international airport.
And very close to Aba and umuahia though the road to aba and umuahia are terrible.