A’Ibom Renews Pact with Firm to Manage Ibom Five-Star Hotel

Okon Bassey in Uyo

Akwa Ibom State Government has gone into a new deal with Icon Hotels & Resorts Nigeria Limited, operators of the Ibom Icon Hotel & Golf Resorts for the management of the hotel in the next fifteen years.

The new agreement is with the aim of repositioning the leisure facility for effective service delivery and profitability.

The signing ceremony, which was witnessed by the representatives of the State Government and that of the Icon Hotels & Resorts Nigeria Limited, took place at the Mbo Meeting Hall, Ibom Icon Hotel & Golf Resorts, Uyo.

The Chairman, Board of Directors, Ibom Icon Hotel & Golf Resorts, Mr. Udeme Ufot, described the occasion as a momentous one in the history of the hotel since its establishment in 2007 by the Victor Attah administration.

Explaining the structure of the agreement, the Chief of Staff, ( CoS ) to Governor Udom Emmanuel, Akparawa Ephraim Inyangeyen, stated that it was the decision of the State Government to enter into a management agreement with the Icon group to manage the operations of the facility for greater benefits to the state and the people.

Also speaking, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr. Oman Esin, expressed appreciation to Governor Emmanuel for the bold steps taken to reclaim the pride of the hotel by rejigging its management in order to turnaround its economic prospects.

According to Esin, “Through this deal, we have seen a facility that was very tired, but now wearing new looks, and bearing new innovations. We are very impressed with the level of administrative structures that have now been put in place to manage the operations of this hotel.”

On his part, the Chief Executive Officer of Icon Hotels & Resorts Nigeria Limited, Mr. Adetope Kayode, promised that his company would live up to the confidence and trust reposed on her by the Akwa Ibom State Government.