By EMEM BENSON Engr. Nkpubre Okon Nkpubre Speaks on the Ibaka Deep Seaport Controversy ENGR. Nkpubre Okon Nkpubre is a former Managing Director of Nigerdock Plc and former Director of Engineering at the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). He currently serves as Managing Consultant of Green Seas International Nigeria Limited and is Chairman of the Oron Nation […]
By UBONG RICH Following the Seaport Trail How a Change in Location Sparked a Broader Conversation About Governance & Public Accountability A Different Perspective FOR many Akwa Ibom residents, conversations about the Ibom Deep Seaport have become increasingly emotional, often centring on identity, geography and politics. Yet, several public commentators argue that another issue deserves equal […]
By YEHOSHUA EDEMME The Case That Refuses to Disappear FEW infrastructure debates in Akwa Ibom State have generated as much controversy as the proposed deep seaport project. Years after technical studies, policy reviews and political disagreements reshaped the conversation, one argument continues to resonate among many stakeholders: why was Ibaka originally selected, and should that decision […]
By EMEM BENSON & SAMUEL UNOH A Maritime Project at the Centre of a Growing Debate THE controversy surrounding the proposed Ibom Deep Seaport has once again moved into public focus following a detailed rebuttal by legal practitioner and stakeholder Emem Benson to recent arguments dismissing claims that the project was relocated from its originally envisioned […]
By CELESTINE MEL A Controversy That Refuses to Fade FEW infrastructure projects in Akwa Ibom State have generated as much public debate as the proposed Ibom Deep Seaport. Conceived as a transformative maritime gateway capable of reshaping the state’s economic future, the project has simultaneously become the subject of a prolonged dispute over its location. […]