Roads and bridges · Ikono LGAOngoing

Nsan Use to Nkwot Edem Edet Road with two bridges in Ikono

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A 10.9km road between Ibiono Ibom and Ikono with two major bridges. Setraco Limited is handling the work. It also appears on the Ibiono Ibom page.

Key facts

Area of work: Roads and bridges
LGA: Ikono
Status: Ongoing
Where: Ibiono Ibom and Ikono
Length: 10.9km
Bridges: 2
Contractor: Setraco Limited
Route: Nsai Use, Use Ikot Amama, Ibiaku Ikot Esifa, Utong (Itong) Mmong, Nkwot Edem Edet; Ibiono Ibom and Ikono
Approved: State Executive Council, late November 2024
Flag-off: 27 March 2025, together with the 21.5km Ikot Anyan Ediene road in Ikono
Discharge drain: A 2.0km discharge drain along the road, through Ibiono Ibom and Ikono
Contractor: Setraco Limited
Started: 27 March 2025

Photos

Graded road base on the Nsan Use to Nkwot Edem Edet road

Excavator loading a truck during earthworks

About the project

The Nsan Use to Nkwot Edem Edet Road, also called the Use Ikot Amama Road, is a 10.9-kilometre rural road with two bridges. It runs from Nsai Use through Use Ikot Amama, Ibiaku Ikot Esifa and Utong Mmong to Nkwot Edem Edet, linking communities in Ibiono Ibom and Ikono Local Government Areas.

The Akwa Ibom State Executive Council approved the road in late November 2024. Governor Umo Eno flagged off construction on 27 March 2025, on the same day as the 21.5-kilometre Ikot Anyan Ediene road in Ikono. Setraco Limited is the contractor. Work is ongoing.

The route crosses hilly ground cut by deep gullies, where rainwater runs off fast. For years this has blocked trade between Ibiono Ibom and Ikono. The new road and its two bridges are meant to give these farming communities a reliable way in and out.

Once complete, the road is expected to open up access to farms along the route, help farmers move produce to market and make travel between the two LGAs easier. It is one of the rural road projects of the ARISE Agenda, which aims to connect every part of the state with a road network that supports economic activity.

The road has not yet been commissioned.

The project at a glance

StatusOngoing

Length10.9km

Kind of workRoads and bridges

ServesResidents of Nkwot Edem Edet and 3 more

Project timeline

Plannedannounced or approved

Work startedsite work begins

Ongoingwork under way

Finishedcompleted or commissioned

Work started27 March 2025

What was built

10.9km road
Two major bridges

Who it serves

People and places connected by this project.

Residents of Nkwot Edem Edet
Residents of the Ibiono Ibom villages on the route
Farmers and traders in both LGAsLocal business
Motorists and motorcycle ridersCommuters

Where it helps

Trade and income
Movement and access
Water and sanitation

Ikono LGA at a glance

Where this project sits among all 14 projects recorded in Ikono.

Completed 4Ongoing 8 (this project)Planned 1Status not stated 1

Roads and bridges

Schools

Health

Government and public buildings

Jobs and business support

Impact Analysis

An assessment of the impact of these accomplishments on the people and communities.

For families and communities

The road joins villages on the eastern side of Ikono to their neighbours in Ibiono Ibom. Two bridges are meant to carry people over water that would otherwise cut the route.

For work and income

Farmers on both sides of the LGA boundary can use the road to reach more than one market. A direct link between the two LGAs can also shorten the path for goods moving between them.