A’Ibom to build international raffia mall to boost Ikot Ekpene crafts

Akwa Ibom State Government has concluded plans for an ultra-modern infrastructure for traders and craftsmen of the Ikot Ekpene Raffia market.The ultra-modern infrastructure, to be named Ikot Ekpene International Raffia Mall, will provide a permanent site for the raffia market traders and put paid to their years of yearning for relocation to a conducive environment.

The commissioner expressed regret over their relocation challenges and assured them that the government was working assiduously to provide them with an ultra-modern international raffia mall within the shortest time possible, to assuage their accommodation problems.
  
Udofia also assured them that, when completed, the Ikot Ekpene International Raffia Mall would stimulate the local economy, create job opportunities for the teeming youths of Ikot Ekpene and Akwa Ibom State at large, and also generate revenue for the government. 
   
Earlier, while receiving the commissioner and his entourage to Ikot Ekpene, the council Chairman, Aniefiok Issac Nkom, had informed the team that “Ikot Ekpene emerged as a must-visit destination for tourists seeking a blend of rich tourism sites like the waterfalls in parts of the council and exquisite raffia works, which makes Ikot Ekpene to be known as the “The Raffia City.”