Akwa Ibom Assembly Update

South-South Speakers’ Forum, through its Chairman and Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, has appointed Mr. Donatus Archibong Okon as its Administrative Secretary. According to SA (Media) to Speaker, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Mr. darlington Udobong, the appointment of Mr. Okon, via letter No. AKHA/SP/30/VII/1114 signed by the Chief of Staff to the Speaker, Mr. Charles Iwatt, and dated November 24, 2020, takes effect from November 16, 2020.   The letter also stated that “It is the Forum’s hope that you will add value and employ your best attributes in the discharge of your duties,”. Mr. Okon, a native of Uruan Local Government Area, holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from the International Institute of Journalism, Abuja.

Williams Akpabio - AKHA(Aide), Uyo I          MRS. MANDU UMOREN ​​Mrs Mandu Umoren is the Clerk of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, she took over from Mr. Eddie Eyibo in 2011 as Acting Clerk and was Later appointed the substantive Clerk of the House in 2014. Mrs. Umoren, a bureaucrat, fairy godmother, maecenas, almsgiver, is an alumni of University of Ibadan, (Class of 1987), she joined the State Civil Service as Personnel Officer II at the Bureau of Political and Legislative Affairs and was posted to Akwa Ibom  State House of Assembly in 1999. Before her last appointment, she was the Head of Legislative Department of the Assembly, Clerk at the table, Clerk of various Committees etc. The Clerk is the Administrative Head and Accounting Officer of the House of Assembly who reports to the Speaker, The Clerk provides non-partisan procedural advice to the Honourable Speaker and all Members of the House and may be consulted at any time regarding procedural ...

Williams Akpabio - (Aide) AKHA, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly is the State legislature of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. It is located at Udoudoma Avenue, Uyo the State Capital.  There have been seven different House of Assemblies, the very first Assembly was inaugurated on the 20th January, 1992 with 48 Honourable Members, 33 National Republican Conversation (NRC) and 15 Social Democratic Party (SDP) Members under the leadership of three (3) Speaker Hon. (Chief) Jimmy Jimmy Ntuen, Hon. (Barr.) Nse Ben Ekanem and Hon. Barr. Henry Afang. The 7th Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly inaugurated on the 10th June, 2019 currently has 25 members under the People's Democratic Party which is the current ruling party in the State and a member of the All progressive Congress under the Speakership of Rt Hon. Aniekan Bassey member representing Uruan State Constituency. The leadership of the 7th Assembly are: The Honourable Speaker - Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, Member representing Uruan Sta...