Perhaps because there have been some contentions in the recent past between authors and historians on the ancestry of the Ibibio, particularly their roots in Akwa Ibom State , the author at the beginning of the book, Tribe of the Wet Sun, issued a caveat. In the preface, in which he prefers to use the other word proem, the author, Kufre Ntuk, made it clear that his narrative is neither to contradict nor validate any of the schools of thought on the subject matter of Ibibio origin, migration/dispersal and settlement. His is just a work of literature clothed in the prose genre.
The sole purpose is for literary assimilation and satisfaction. Ibibio is rated the fifth largest language cluster in Nigeria, after Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and Fulani. Mr Ntuk has a legal background and knows the implications of fishing in troubled waters.
David Ukpong, Martin Akpan and Nnamso Akang in 2001 published a book “Ikono: the cradle of Ibibio Nation: Historical and cultural heritage.” Mr Ukpong was the arrowhead, Messrs Akpan and Akang contributed. The book was well received in some quarters, even as some persons thought it was to massage the ego of a heritage that sired the authors.
All three are of the Ikono stock and members of the Mboho Ndito Ikono ndo Ini, an association of peoples from Ikono and Ini, believed to be behind the publication. In 2019, however, a historian and university don, Uwem Jonah Akpan, came out blowing hot with a counterpoise. He discredited the authors and dismissed .
