anonimi:


Thank you for pointing out the ERROR with the photos I posted.
Did you check the blog addresses I copied them from? Were they described as Ibeno or not there?

Please note that I have nothing to gain personally in sharing erroneous photos of the beach. My interest as always is to share information about my dear country, Nigeria.

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LaRoyalHighness:
Bros.... Its a lie oooo!

Thanks for nicely pointing out my error.

Yw..

anonimi:


Thanks for nicely pointing out my error.

Aerial view of Ibeno beach

Ooh this beach make me remember my loss friends. Four corps members died in these beach in 1999. The Ocean tides are very high and no proper rescue effort in the beach,i do not know if there is development there now

OkikiOluwa1:
Beautiful to behold
Last Bullet

Modified Post
Imagine, this thread has been created since April 2013.
Them just carry am enter frontpage today 2nd of November 2014.
Chai!

guy na so them dey do o.me i ,hv posted more than 100 topic since i came on board in 2006 na only 50 don smell fp.

raphy:
guy na so them dey do o.me i ,hv posted more than 100 topic since i came on board in 2006 na only 50 don smell fp.

lol. U try sef. Its like you scoring 1/2.
But the content of your threads also matter.

Volunteers from sofainitiative and environmental NGO arriving Ibeno Beach from their base in Uyo for a beach clean up in feb 2014. all images credits by sofa initiative.

Environmental education/enlightenment, Some Barbecue and then work begins. Who says you cant combine work with fun.

Some Nigerians do love their environment and love to keep it clean!

this is awesome Nigerian youths volunteering to keep their environment clean.

Catching some fun after the clean up exercise

Work can be fun when it involves keeping our environment pristine!

Bravo youths of Akwa Ibom, You love for cleanliness and your environment is legendary. keep it up Sofer intiative.

Head on down to Ibeno beach and Enjoy Gods gift to Akwa Ibom and Nigeria in general, while you are at it keep the environment clean by cleaning up after youself.

beautiful beach

i wish i was the owner

i will be a billionaire in six months

wisehuman156:
Ndo eyen Akwa Ibom.

Tang iko wud inan!

lacasera14:
Okay, so what are gonna do now?

Nothing!

Just balance somewhere and drink ur 14 bottles of lacasera

favoured247:
uyo to eket 45mins. eket to ibeno beach 40mins because of bad road

Will u take me there

Yes, its true what most people have said about Ibeno beach. It is at most times dirty, the road leading to the beach (a federal road) is very bad and is only lively on Sundays. The local community seem but be a stumbling block to necessary development by private sector even as government does not have an interest in the beach development. I hear rehabilitation contract has been awarded by the FG.

Its still a nice place to be on sundays if you are an outdoor type, like me. See my wet feet on one of my visits below.

Nice and lively beach, especially on Sundays. You'd think its a carnival.

adanny01:
Yes, its true what most people have said about Ibeno beach. It is at most times dirty, the road leading to the beach (a federal road) is very bad and is only lively on Sundays. The local community seem but be a stumbling block to necessary development by private sector even as government does not have an interest in the beach development. I hear rehabilitation contract has been awarded by the FG.

Its still a nice place to be on sundays if you are an outdoor type, like me. See my wet feet on one of my visits below.

I disagree with your assessment. You probably havent been at the beach recently. be truthful and tell us, when was the last time you visited the beach? the road from eket to Ibeno and etinan to eket a federal road that had been abandoned for ages, Has currently been taken over by the state government and dualization of that road is ongoing by CCECC as we speak.
And can you expatiate on how the community has hindered the beach development? did you legally try to setup a business there or know someone that had the desire but was turned down? dont deal on cliches, support your statement with fact/evidence.

Atouke:


I disagree with your assessment. You probably havent been at the beach recently. be truthful and tell us, when was the last time you visited the beach? the road from eket to Ibeno and etinan to eket a federal road that had been abandoned for ages, Has currently been taken over by the state government and dualization of that road is ongoing by CCECC as we speak.
And can you expatiate on how the community has hindered the beach development? did you legally try to setup a business there or know someone that had the desire but was turned down? dont deal on cliches, support your statement with fact/evidence.

Afo, i have not been to the beach in 3 months but have been to Eket, Etinan, Abak, Ikot Abasi, Ikot Ekpene and Itu every other week up till 2weeks ago when i took annual leave. CCECC have been working on Etinan-Eket rd since last year, have they been working on Eket-Ibeno rd? Probably in the past 3months, can the road be now considered as good? I did mention my knowledge of the fact that it was awarded. You and i know there is no govt presence in that beach, atleast cleaners not to talk of infrastructures. With a beautiful beach like that, why is it that the closest reasonable hotel is still far away in Eket? Why are there no recreational facilities except for drinking, suya and food stalls that function mostly on Sundays only?

I am privy to a contract by FG in Eket to the tune of N2Billion, after govt had spent over 1billon the project was cancelled because the bill for compensation was over 3 times the cost of the project at over N6Billion. Who is the real loser?

I once hosted a Minister to a project site, while responding to the Minister's inquiry on our challenges, i mentioned as the sole challenge, the communities. You need to see what happened to me, the NTA camera man was 1st of all ordered to turn off his camera, before the Minister and his aids descended on me and forbade me ever to mention communities as a challenge. The reason for the story is my lack of understanding why you people are so quick to defend actions of communities that inhibit develolment? If you have no idea what is obtainable in other places in Nigeria in contrast to your state or region, you need to keep quiet. I have first hand experience.

If you want facts, you are not getting from me cause i have no reason to give and I have no reason to lie either.

Yeah,i was there twice during my NYSC year...a cool n lovely place.

Akea ibom nyin ayaya

#akwaibomite

kingzjay:
Akwa Ibom isong ewongo nnyin...










#ProudlyAkwaIbom

ExxonMobil though

chymystique:
Yeah the beach is C̣̲̣̣̣̲̣̣☺̣̣̥̇☺̣̣̥̇ƪ̣̥ and Lovely.. Will neva forget d Afang Soup I Chowed thr and others.. Buh I dnt see anyfyn special abt dt Eket Beach jst lik any normal beach in lag... And OP, u forgt to say that Exxon Mobile is inside d beach too and that d road leadin to the beach is BaD

adanny01:

which minister did you host and on which project? If you are telling the truth, bare it all out so we can all hear!Otherwise stop making unsubstantiated claims.
Ibeno is a nice peaceful communities that is welcoming to any legal investment that will benefit its communities. If your investment is legitimate and does not involve infringing on the locals who are very aware of their rights you should have no objections in getting approvals.
FYI its not the place for govt to do everything.

Atouke:
this is awesome Nigerian youths volunteering to keep their environment clean.

Thanks Atouke for posting all these pictures from the SOFER website/blog.
Are these not the same people in the beach cleaning picture I posted for which I was called a liar repeatedly by abes

abes:


You are a liar.

You also claimed they are cleaning the beach here http://gehoa.com.gh/Image-Gallery.aspx

Do you admit you a liar now?

It feels good to be vindicated even if na 1/3rd.
Hopefully it confirms my good intentions in scanning the internet to find and share pictures of Ibeno.

Atouke:


which minister did you host and on which project? If you are telling the truth, bare it all out so we can all hear!Otherwise stop making unsubstantiated claims.
Ibeno is a nice peaceful communities that is welcoming to any legal investment that will benefit its communities. If your investment is legitimate and does not involve infringing on the locals who are very aware of their rights you should have no objections in getting approvals.
FYI its not the place for govt to do everything.

Ufan mi, like i said before, i owe you no explanation or further details. If you wish, call me a liar. What i have seen, heard and the threats to my life were personal or official experiences which i am not willing to share on this forum.

Just like you said, Ibeno is a nice place, i visited it so many times to catch fun with friends and family. Like any other place, there are downsides and that is what i have mentioned. In several occasions, i found it hard to walk bare footed from where i parked without feeling like am walking on dirt. You talk about getting approvals like its the only thing you have to do to invest in a community. Once again, if you have no experience you need to keep quiet.

Your last line is way off. That beach if you don't know is a public natural recreational site which the government must maintain or develop. Our government is blinded by oil money that's why these little tourist sites are not converted to revenue generating source of the government.

iamchiddy:


now we know you have been there. #okbye

. the road is under construction. I served in the land of promise(Akwa -ibom).I enjoyed the place n the people are very friendly . As a corper then na sosongo(lift) we dey enter, I didn't use my money for transportation whether u r guy/ lady they ll give u free ride to anywhere as long as u ve anything on u to identify u as a corper. Crayfish is very cheap at ibeno market. If I can serve again, I ll love to be deployed to the state again. The place is very peaceful, u can sleep with ur two eyes closed in Aks. Akwa ibom ayaya. emaisere oo .

adanny01:
Yes, its true what most people have said about Ibeno beach. It is at most times dirty, the road leading to the beach (a federal road) is very bad and is only lively on Sundays. The local community seem but be a stumbling block to necessary development by private sector even as government does not have an interest in the beach development. I hear rehabilitation contract has been awarded by the FG.

Its still a nice place to be on sundays if you are an outdoor type, like me. See my wet feet on one of my visits below.

Tell the guy with you in that pic that someone from his wusasa days says hi

yousee:

Tell the guy with you in that pic that someone from his wusasa days says hi

Lol. Will tell him. Small world. Saint Bath abi?