BREAKING NEWS:A’Ibom Assemby Speaker Reconstitutes House Committees,…Onofiok Luke Swaps Committee with Eyak Eno Etukudo.

In what appears like a tsunami decision in some quarters, the recently dissolved Standing Committees of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly was today reconstituted by the Speaker, Sam Ikon with 6 Committee Chairmen exchanging positions.

Under the new arrangement which possibly hit the affected Committee Chairman like Tsunami, The Former Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Barr. Onofiok Luke who represents Nsit Ubium, is the new Chairman, Committee on Agriculture and Food sufficiency while the former Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Eyak Eno Etukudo who represents Ibesikpo Asutan has since assumed office as the new Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation.

Others include, Mr. Kufre Etuk, (Uruan) formerly Chairman, Committee on Environment, now heads the Committee on Petroleum, while the Former Chairman, Barr. Bassey Etienam (Urueofong Oruko) is the new Chairman, Committee on Science on Technology.
Mr. Edwin Joseph, Only Opposition member (APC) from Uyo State State Constituency, who formerly headed the Science and Technology Committee, is the new Chairman, Committee on Housing.

Member for Ikot Ekpene, Mr. Nsikak Ekong is the new Chairman, House Committee on Environment.
Meanwhile, other standing committees of the House not affected by the Chairmanship position swap, remains as it were.
The Chairmen of Committees on Education, Ekaette Okon, Information, sarah Elijah, Public Accounts, Aniekan Akpan, Special Projects, Okpolupm Etteh, Commerce and Industries, Jerome Isangedighe, Works and Transport, Emmanuel Akpan, Health, Friday Iwok, Rules and Business, Ime Okon among others, remains unchanged. All other committee Chairmen are to retain their position.

Meanwhile Barr. Onofiok Luke who is currently attending Youth Pre-Forum Conference in Nairobi, Kenya has congratulated his colleague Hon. Eyak Eno Etukudo and wishes him well. Click here to view pictures http://insideakwaibom.com/aibom-assembly-speaker-reconstitutes-house-committees-onofiok-luke-swaps-committee-with-eyak-eno-etukudo/