In the silent of nights,
In the blossom of morning,
In the harshness of sun,
In the coldness of evening�
Our forebears whelms the forest
Without a fear of the beast that governed.
In the blossom of morning,
In the harshness of sun,
In the coldness of evening�
Our forebears whelms the forest
Without a fear of the beast that governed.
Across the lakes,
Across the mountains,
Across the rivers,
Across the narrow paths�
The foots of our forebears did not weary
A journey across the forest they migrate
In search of a virgin land for their descendants.
From Usakedet in the Cameroon�s they set-forth,
In Ikot Oku Ikono � Uyo they foot were not in vain.
Posterity was the light that guides their path
For the land that flows with promise and fulfillment
They made their first home of rest
Today, you are the bride every tribe court�s in envy.
Great achievers of Akwa Abasi Ibom State,
The pride fourth largest ethnic group in Nigeria,
The first to agitate for state creation�
Land whose son was the first soilder in Nigeria
The first M.Sc holder in Agriculture,
The first black Cardinal in Nigeria,
The first black Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria,
The First born of Akwa Abasi Ibom State�.
The first in virtually all spheres of life.
Your land is pride in black gold,
Your soils are pastures that shames hunger
Your water are blessing that breaths life
Heritages of your forebears you uphold in high esteem
Your maidens are pride that uphold the family values
None would ever fault your reign,
For the globe, your descendants bestrode with might.
Descendants from Usakedet, the Ibibio�s we are.
Like a true son from the Ibibio tribe,
I salute in the dialect of our ancestors
For it is said, a warrior greeted in the dialect of the warriors
Shall ever regain his strength as a warrior.
Ibibio isong o!
Ibibio isong o!!
Ibibio isong o!!!
�Nsikak Andrew, 9th August, 2007