- Keuskupan Ikot Ekpene
- Katedral Ikot Ekpene
- Prokatedral Abak
- Daftar katedral di Nigeria
- Peter Ebere Okpaleke
- Akwa Ibom
- Gereja Katolik di Nigeria
- Keuskupan Agung Calabar
- Daftar seminari Katolik
- Daftar keuskupan di Nigeria
- Ikot Ekpene
- Ibibio people
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene
- Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene
- Akwa Ibom State
- Anaang people
- Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic
- Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Akwa Ibom
- Foundation College of Technology
- Essien Udim
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Ikot Ekpene, also known as The Raffia City, is a historic town in the south-southern state of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. It is the political and cultural capital of the Annang ethnic group in Nigeria (Nair, 1972). The town is located on the A342 highway that parallels the coast, between Calabar to the southeast and Aba to the west, with the state capital, Uyo, on this road just to the east. Umuahia is the next major town to the north. The population of the Ikot Ekpene Local government area was estimated to be 180,500 in 2022.
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.
Ikot Ekpene is known as a regional centre of commerce, with notable exports of palm products, especially palm oil, kernels, raffia products including raffia fibers and its wine, and ground crops of yams, cassava, taro, and corn. The population is made up primarily of the Annang people 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).
Ikot Ekpene is also known for its technological innovations due to the emergence of the Raffia City Hub. Raffia City Hub is an inclusive technological community that supports collaboration, resource sharing, talent hunting, and entrepreneurs. The Raffia City Entrepreneurs Scheme committee was inaugurated by Hon. John Cleton Etim.
Ikot Ekpene is also the headquarters of some notable seminaries and the Catholic Diocese in the south-south region of Nigeria. The Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, and Ritman University is located in the city. The city houses the notable mini stadium at GRA road, Nteps Super Markets, Four Point by Sheraton Hotels etc.
History
Oral history indicated the Annangs first settled the area in the 16th century.
= British era
=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 beginning in the 17th century.
In November 1903, British troops arrived in the area from Calabar and the following year established a garrison there in January 1904, putting Umoren Eyenobong (known as swordwearer by the Europeans) from Ukana in charge of the immediate Annang people. 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 Enyong 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 centre. The following companies had posts and stores in the town: John Holt's, Cooperative Wholesale Society, Paterson Zochonis (PZ), G. B. Ollivant and the Compagnie Francaise de L'Afrique Occidentale. The establishment of these companies resulted in an 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 slaughterhouse was added to allow for the inspection of meat (Ette, 2020).
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 favour 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 a Methodist school in Ikot Obong Edong (Noah, 1988).
Under the British, the town became the seat of both the (Annang) Division and (Ikot Ekpene) County Council. Today it is a municipal centre in the state of Akwa Ibom.
= Independence era
=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 Biafrans 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 richness to the town: the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, the School of Nursing, the St. Joseph Major Theological Seminary and Ritman University.
Villages
Villages in the local government area include:
Abak Ifia
Abak Oko
Abiakpo Edem Idim
Abiakpo Ikot Essien
Abiakpo Ikot Irem
Abiakpo Ikot Obionting
Abiakpo Ntak-Iyang
Adaratak
Akanaan
Ata Essien Mbiaso
Ibiakpan
Ibiakpan Ikot
Ibiakpan Nto Akan
Ibiakpo Edem Idim
Ibong Nto Akan
Ifuho
Ikot Abia Idem
Ikot Idem
Ikot Inyang
Ikot Obong Edong
Ikot Otu
Ikot-Ekpene-Village
Ikot Enwang
Ikotobio Okpon
Itak Ikot Udo-Okop
Mbiaso
Ndem Ekpot
Nkap Ikot Obio Ebok
Nsiak
Obioekere
Uruk Uso
Utu Edem Usung
Utu Ikot Ekrenyong
Utu Ikot Essien
Utu Ikpe
Sports
The Ikot Ekpene Township Stadium is located in Ikot Ekpene. It is the home of football club Vandrezzer FC, the 37th most popular African football club on social media in 2020.
The Ikot Ekpene stadium is now the host to The Nigerian National League team Ibom Youth FC. It was also a former ground for Akwa Starlet, now Dakkadda FC. It has several football teams such as Mashal Rock FC, Raffia City FC, Ituen FC, Police Academy, Ibom Stars etc.
Great players have come from this city, such as Etok Aniekan (Esperanza of Tunisia), Isaac George (Akwa United), Imoh Obot (Nassarawa United), and Vincent Enyeama (Marshall Rock to Lille of France, Super Eagles of Nigeria).
Notable people
Solomon Udo, professional footballer playing for the Armenia national football team.
See also
Annang
Annang Festival of Arts and Culture
References
Ette, E. (2020) Acculturative Stress and Change in Nigerian Society, Landham, Maryland, Lexington Books.
Bibliography
Akpan, N. U. (1967) Epitaph to Indirect Rule: A Discourse on Local Government in Africa, London, Frank Cass & Co Ltd.
Ekanem, J. B. (2002) Clashing Cultures: Annang Not(with)standing Christianity – An Ethnography. Brussels. Peter Lang.
Ette, E. (2020) Acculturative Stress and Change in Nigerian Society, Landham, Maryland, Lexington Books.
Ette, E. (2010) Annang Wisdom: Tools for Post Modern Living. Bloomington, Indiana Xlibris
Noah, Effiong (1988) Minutes of the Ibibio State Union, Uyo, Modern Business Press.
Nair, Kaanan. K. (1972) Politics and Society in South Eastern Nigeria, 1841 – 1906, London, Frank Cass.
Nwaka, G. I. (1986) The Leopards’ Killings of Southern Annang, Nigeria, 1943 – 48, Africa 56 (4) 417 – 440
Udo, E. U. (1983) The History of the Annang People, Calabar, Nigeria. Apcon Press Ltd.
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