The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Akwa Ibom State urges Governor Umo Eno to designate the Ibom Medical City Corridor as a Free Trade Zone, while also using it for tax incentives. In a goodwill message, the state NMA chairman, Professor Aniekan Peter, says the designation is intended to attract investors and encourage medical and healthcare-related businesses to operate in the corridor. The NMA argues that such incentives would support growth in the healthcare sector in Nigeria and strengthen the role of the Ibom Medical City project in delivering services. Both reports describe the appeal as coming from the NMA’s state chapter and focus on the proposed status change, which they frame as a mechanism for drawing investment through regulatory and economic advantages. The articles do not provide details on timelines, specific incentive terms, or official government responses, but they present the NMA’s call for the corridor’s formal designation as the central development.