Ikono is regarded as the cradle of the Ibibio people (Ntippe Ibibio).
Ikono is one of the 31 Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State. Its headquarters is Ibiaku Ntok Okpo. It was carved out of old Itu Local Government Area (Old Itu Division) in September 1976. It was one of the ten local government areas used to create Akwa Ibom State from Cross River State on 23 September 1987. Ini lies to the north, Ibiono Ibom to the east, and Essien Udim, Obot Akara and Ikot Ekpene to the west.
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26 projects in the state summary. 14 are documented one by one here so far.
The people are mainly Ibibio and speak Ibibio. The major sub-groups include Ukpom, Itak, Nung Ukim and Ediene, and there is also Ndiya, which has a clan head. Ikono holds the Etefia Festival and the New Yam Festival. Its signature dish is Efere Nsana, a traditional soup.
The economy is mostly farming. Crops include oil palm, kola nut, cocoa, cassava, maize, melon and plantain. Trade takes place in markets such as Obo Daily Market. People in Nkwot make local mats, and there is also fishing and lumbering. Mineral deposits include salt, sand, gravel and crude oil.
Ikono has a tropical climate with a dry season and a rainy season. The average temperature is about 25 degrees Celsius and yearly rainfall is about 3,000 mm. Notable places include the Council Secretariat at Ibiaku Ntok Okpo, the General Hospital and the College of Arts and Science at Nnung Ukim.
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Roads and bridges · Nkwot and Nung Ukim
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Roads and bridges · Idoro Road in Uyo to Itak
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Ten ARISE Compassionate Homes give housing to people in need in Ikono wards. A Model Health Centre at Ikot Etim, Ukpom is under construction, and Ikono also has a general hospital renovation and the Senior Citizens Centre. The Youth Friendly Centre at Ibiaku Ntok Okpo is designed to train young people in skills. Model and remodelled primary schools are meant to improve learning spaces at Ndiya and Nung Ukim.
Ikono's economy is mainly farming. The 21.5km Urua Naira road with a 60-metre bridge is meant for local transport and farm produce. Grants and equipment reached 53 farmers, 87 traders and 68 others, with a car and two mini buses. The Youth Friendly Centre is expected to help young people earn a living through skills.
Ikono's road projects include the 21.5km Urua Naira road, the 12.5km road to Uyo, the 4.6km Nung Ukim network with solar street lights, Ring Road 3 and the 10.9km road shared with Ibiono Ibom. These are designed to link Ikono with Uyo and Ibiono Ibom. The Model Health Centre and the hospital works are meant to widen access to care.
How many of the 14 projects on this page back each goal.
Residents call the Ikot Anyan Ediene to Urua Naira road the Urua Naira Road.
Speakers say the road was in state budgets for years before work moved ahead.
One speaker calls the Urua Naira road a road that had eluded the people of Ikono for over a decade.
A speaker says a promise that was once only talk is now a project people can see.
A speaker says the road is opening up access to farms and businesses, making it easier for people to move farm produce and trade.
Another speaker says the road lets people take produce to market without stress.
A speaker says many Ikono people will gain access to quality education through such schools.
A speaker notes that so many projects were under way in Ikono at once that skilled labour became hard to find.
A speaker says a second model primary school is under way at Nung Ukim.
One speaker refers to the remodelled Lutheran Primary School as the Model Primary School at Ikot Akpa Edok, Ndiya.
One speaker describes the health centre at Ikot Etim, Ukpom as nearing completion and says contractors are being urged to speed up.
A speaker calls a primary health centre the first place a sick person goes within a locality.
A speaker who supervises the work says the Governor is building such residences for local government chairmen.
The speaker who supervises the work says skilled labour ran short at one point because many projects were going on in Ikono at the same time.
Speakers call the Youth Friendly Centre the Youth Development Centre.
A youth leader describes the Youth Friendly Centre as well furnished.
A speaker says the centre's foundation was laid a year before it was commissioned.
A former council chairman urged the youths and the community to protect the centre and keep it serving its purpose.
Speakers say the centre will give both theory and practical training, so that young people can become self-reliant and make a living from their skills.
A speaker calls the centre the Elderly Citizens' Home for aged people.
A clan head says older people now have a place where they can get health care and attend to their needs.
The clan head of Ndiya says the centre shows concern for people across all generations.
A speaker says the homes are for less privileged and vulnerable persons, including persons with disabilities, who could not build a suitable home for themselves.
A speaker says the Governor promised to upgrade the College of Arts and Science at Nnung Ukim. The speaker says the upgrade would bring further development to the area.
A speaker says the ARISE support is designed to improve livelihoods for the people. The speaker says the grants and equipment are meant to strengthen businesses and create more economic opportunities.
Governor Umo Eno
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