A Civil Society Organisation, CSO, Center for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) has called for immediate probe of the Akwa Ibom State government’s Ibom Hotel and Golf Resort, to ascertain how the facility has been managed in the past 19 years.
The state government, in a public notice announced an interim closure of the Ibom Icon by August 22, 2026, to allow for the completion of ongoing renovation works and the handover of its management to a private hospitality firm.
However, CHRAN in a statement signed by its Director, Otuekong Franklyn Isong and the Secretary, Research & Documentation, Comrade Etimbuk Ekpenyong, in Uyo on Wednesday, said the state government’s drive to reposition the hotel would be incomplete without a financial probe.
The CSO also expressed worry that after successive changes in management and brand identity, the Hotel has consistently failed to live up to its potential as one of the
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