𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙆 𝙊𝙛 𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 : Service, Impact & Partnership

 

By ℕ𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝔼𝕋𝕌𝕂𝕌𝔻𝕆

"My Dear Constituents of Uyo/Uruan/Nsit Atai/Ibesikpo Asutan Federal Constituency, I stand before you today, not merely as a lawmaker, but as one of you, chosen by your trust, sustained by your prayers, and driven by the singular passion to serve our people with sincerity, diligence and purpose.

"Effective Representation, to me, is not a title; it is a call to service, a sacred mandate to give a voice to the voiceless, to bring light to forgotten communities, and to ensure that representation does not start and end in Abuja, but a tangible experience in many homes, streets, and villages across our constituency.

"When we began this journey, we made a commitment that our representation would not be about promises, but about proofs; not about rhetoric, but about results.

"Today, as I present this constituency report, I do so with gratitude to God and with humility before you, because together, we are proving that leadership can be impactful, that representation can be responsive, and that government can truly work for the people – this is the 𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙆 𝙊𝙁 𝙀𝙁𝙁𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝙍𝙀𝙋𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙀𝙉𝙏𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉."

Above quotes are excerpts of the remarks made by the cerebral member representing the entire Uyo/Uruan/Nsit Atai/Ibesikpo Asutan Federal Constituency, Rep Rep. Mark Esset, PhD during the Town Hall Meeting/Constituency Briefing & 1 Billion Naira Empowerment of his constituents on November 27, 2025 at the Ibom Hall Grounds, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

The eventful day witnessed what is adjudged as the first of its kind display of an empowerment programme in the history of Uyo Federal Constituency since its inception. From the quality of items displayed to the quantity of items distributed to the beneficiaries - even the spread of the empowerment items and cash strategically to constituents across the forty two political wards that constitute the Federal Constituency, very unprecedented!

The empowerment items on display, but not limited - include :-

 • 5 high quality cars

 • 20 mini buses

 • 44 cargo tricycles (Katafrak)

 • 22 passenger tricycles (Keke)

 • 51 motorcycles

 • 40 sewing machines

 • 42 deep freezers

 • ₦10 million for 1 beneficiary

 • ₦2 million each for 2 beneficiaries

 • ₦1 million each for 78 beneficiaries

 • ₦500,000 each for 14 beneficiaries

 • ₦250,000 each for 3 beneficiaries

 • ₦200,000 each for 102 beneficiaries

 • ₦100,000 each for 182 beneficiaries

• 100 bags of cement for an individual.

More items (2 passenger Keke, 3 motorcycles, 4 deep freezers, 3 sewing machines etc.), were still distributed to beneficiaries even after the empowerment programme event day.

Special mention of a 1 million naira empowerment largesse to a constituent - the "Dancing," Joy John.

Asides the mega empowerment programme that attracted the converge of constituents, Rep. Mark Esset has within just over two years, achieved the following:

𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩: 

Rep Mark Esset understands that progress thrives on the strength of physical infrastructures. He has been intentional in driving visible infrastructural interventions across communities.

He has facilitated several infrastructural projects, including:

 • Construction of 4.5km Ibakang–Ikot Ekpot–Ikot Ukpong Road with drains and solar-powered lights (Nsit Atai).

 

 • Construction of Ifa Atai Street with solar streetlights (Uyo)

 

 • Construction of Atakpo Lane off Uruan Street with solar streetlights (Uyo)

 

 • Construction of a 5,000-capacity Nsit Atai Unity Hall, (Odot, Nsit Atai LGA)

 • Construction of a recreational centre with indoor and outdoor sporting facilities (Idu, Uruan LGA) (ongoing)

• Currently, ongoing construction of Ekpenyong Urua Street, Mbiabong, off Oron Road, Uyo Local Government Area.

 

𝙍𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩-(Solar-powered streetlights)

 • Over 1,350 solar-powered streetlights installed across the federal constituency - Ikot Akpabin, Mbikpong Ikot Edim (Ibesikpo Asutan LGA).

 • Odot, Ikot Obong, Ibakang, Idiaba, Ikot Nkpene, Ndisiak, Ikot Obon, Adia, Ikot Ukpong, Ikot Ekpot (Nsit Atai LGA).

 • Akpakpan Street, Ifa Atai Street, Udoma Street, Nyong Essien Street (Uyo LGA).

These solar powered streetlights has prompted a safer, brighter and more serene environments, there by, transforming a hitherto dark streets, to a secured and vibrant corridors for night life - boosting commerce and security.

𝙍𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩-(Solar-powered water boreholes)

• Reactivation of a massive reticulated solar-powered water borehole supplying water to Ibakang, Ikot Nkpene and Unyeghe Communities (Nsit Atai LGA).

• Solar-powered water borehole in Odot, headquarters of Nsit Atai LGA.

Newly initiated, completed and commissioned solar powered borehole in 

• Eman Ukpa (Uruan LGA)

• Atakpo Lane (Uyo LGA)

• Ikot Ikan - Asutan (Ibesikpo Asutan LGA)

Each of the water borehole project has a 12,000litres capacity - providing safe clean water for the benefiting communities and its environs.

𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨:

 • Sponsored over two major medical outreaches across the federal constituency, each was strategically hosted in Uyo, Uruan, Nsit Atai and Ibesikpo Asutan LGAs.

The outreach services benefited more than 10,820 people, - eye care services, which include issuing of eye drops/eye glass; infant care; general body checkup, prescriptions/administration; series of surgical operations successfully carried out - Myomectomy (Removal of fibriod); Herniorapphy (hernia repair);. Appendectomy (removal of appendix); Lumbectomy; excision biopsy; hysterectomy etc. 

𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 

Rep Mark Esset's representation philosophy has always been to attract dividends of democracy to his constituents through human capacity development, infrastructure, education, healthcare and empowerment initiatives that create sustainable impacts in our communities.

 • Trained 200 persons in agriculture with empowerment support of  ₦20 million 

 • Trained 100 individuals in kaolin mining with ₦5 million in cash support

 • Trained 200 youths and women in sustainable agriculture with ₦20 million in grants

 • Trained 50 participants in poultry production, each receiving ₦200,000

 • Trained 150 traders, providing ₦15 million in grants

 • Trained 100 youths in snail farming, supported with ₦10 million in startup funds.

𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨

With the consciousness that education remains the greatest equalizer, Rep. Mark Esset has made educational empowerment a central pillar of his representation.

He has facilitated -

• A newly constructed and furnished 6-classroom block at Migrant Secondary School, Ibakang, Eastern Nsit Ward 9, Nsit Atai LGA 

• A renovated 5-classroom block at QIC Central School, Iwok, Eastern Nsit Ward 2, Nsit Atai Local Government Area

• A renovated dilapidated 4-classroom block at Lutheran Primary School, Ikot Akpa Oso, Asutan Ward 2, Ibesikpo Asutan LGA.

 • Launch of an Education Support Scheme, benefiting 234 students, each with ₦100,000 (totaling ₦23.4 million)

 

 • Ongoing tuition support programme for students of Uyo Federal Constituency extraction.

𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣:

Through his efforts, several constituents have secured positions in key federal establishments, including:

 • Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)

 • Federal College of Education, Ididep

 • Federal Medical Centre, Abakaliki

 • College of Dental Technology and Therapy

 • National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, among others

𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨: 

Rep. Mark Esset has not neglected his primary duty of lawmaking. He has consistently remained proactive in sponsoring and supporting Bills and Motions that strengthen our democratic institutions, improve governance and promote equity and development across the nation :

 • Sponsored people-oriented Bills -

- Higher National Diploma Discrimination (Prohibition) Bill 2023

- A Bill For An Act To Alter The Provisions Of The Constitution Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended)

 • Moved over six motions

 • Served as Chairman, Inter-Parliamentary Relations, representing the National Assembly globally

 • Contributed actively as a member of over twelve strategic House committees.

Visibly, Rep Mark Esset has tremendously touched the lives of his constituents and visibly strengthened communities in Uyo/Uruan/Nsit Atai/Ibesikpo Asutan Federal Constituency, hence, moved by what many political stakeholders, women groups, youths and Nigerian students described as effective, people-centered, and result-driven representation - they have collectively pledged their unflinching support for the future aspirations of Rep Mark Esset, going forward!

#MarkOfEffectiveRepresentation