Nigeria, March 21 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has terminated its contract with Icon Hotel Group for the management of the state-owned 163-room five-star hotel in Uyo.

The hotel, initially known as Le Meridien Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort, had its name changed in 2020 to Ibom ICON Hotel & Golf Resort after the state government parted ways with the first set of managers - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.

The Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Enobong Uwah, in a statement on Wednesday, announced the dissolution of the board of directors, Ibom Hotels and Golf Resort Ltd, saying that the Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno is desirous of repositioning the hotel to meet "world-class standard".

He said the state government ha...