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Breaking: Udom Assigns Portfolio's, Akan Okon Heads Deep Seaport, Inyangeyen Returns To Works



Following the successful swearing in of Commissioners and Special Advisers earlier today, His Excellency, Governor Udom Emmanuel has assigned the following  portfolios:

1. Mr. Akan Okon – Ministry of Economic Development and Ibom Deep Seaport

2. Arc. Ime Okon Ekpo – Ministry Lands & Water Resources

3. Nse Udo Essien,PhD – Ministry of Education

4. Uwemedimo Thomas Nwoko, Esq – Ministry of Justice

5. Sir Monday Ebong Uko – Ministry of Youth and Sports

6. Mr. Nsikan Linus Nkan – Ministry of Finance

7. Rt. Hon. Okpolupm Ikpong Etteh – Ministry of Special Duties

8. Ephraim Akparawa Inyangeyen – Ministry of Works

9. Barr. Ekong Sampson – Ministry of Environment and Petroleum Resources

10. Mr Charles Udoh – Ministry of Information

11. Hon. Orman Esin – Ministry of Culture and Tourism

12. Dr. Iniobong Essien – Ministry of Science and Technology

13. Dr. Dominic Ukpong – Ministry of Health

14. Dr. Glory Edet – Ministry of Agriculture and Women Affairs

15. Hon. Udo Ekpenyong – Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs

16. Prince Ukpong Akpabio – Ministry of Trade and Investment

17. Rt. Hon. Chief Uno Etim Uno – Ministry of Transport and Solid Minerals

18. Otuekong Raphael Bassey – Ministry of Housing

19. Prof. Victor Bassey Inoka – Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning

*Special Advisers*

20. Pastor (Hon.) Sunday Ekanem Ibuot – Political & Legislative Affairs Bureau

21. Mrs Ekemini David Umoh – Bureau of Rural Development and Cooperatives

Signed
Ekerete Udoh
Chief Press Secretary/SSA(Media) to the Governor
11/7/19

Comments

  1. Congratulations to all our Honourable Commissioners and Special Advisers to our Amiable Governor Udom Emmanuel on your swearing in Ceremony today.

    More Grace and Power to your elbows.

    Best regards,
    Isaac Okon, Property Manager
    +2348024383445, +2348138963999

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