Gov Emmanuel reappoints former Commissioners, SAs into state cabinet

Akwa Ibom State Governor Mr Udom Emmanuel has forwarded a list of nominees containing the names of all the former state executive council members for appointment as Commissioners and Special Advisers to the state House of Assembly.

The list attached to a letter dated June 20, 2019 and presented to the House by the Clerk, Mrs Mandu Umoren during Tuesday plenary indicates that over 90% of the nominees were members of the recently dissolved state executive council.

Among the nominees are; Akan okon, Ime Ekpo NSE Essien, Uwemedimo Nwoko, Monday Uko, Linus Akan, Ephraim Inyaneyen, Ekong Sampson and Charles Udoh, former commissioner for Information and strategy.

Orman Esin, Iniobong Essien, Dominic Ukpong and Gloria Edet who were commissioners in governor Emmanuel’s first team also made it, apart from Okpulupum Etteh who is a new comer.

Others are; Udo Ekpenyong, Ukpong Akpabio, Uno Etim, Rapheal Bassey, Victor Bassey while the nominees for appointment as Special Advisers include; Sunny Ibuot and Ekemini Umoh.

Receiving the letter and list of nominees, the Speaker, Mr Aniekan Bassey, committed same to the committee on Judiciary, Human Right and Public Petitions, inaugurated shortly after presentation of the lists, to deliberate and report to the House in a week’s time..

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