Anti-corruption foundation honours AKHA Speaker

The speaker, Akwa  Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon (Elder) Samuel Ikon was among 30 other distinguished Nigerians decorated as anti-corruption ambassadors by Foundation for Transparency and Accountability (FTA) in Abuja recently.

Other recipients of the anti corruption medal include Governor of Bayelsa, Acting Governor of Taraba State, Minister for Water Resources, Minister for Transport, Comptroller General of Customs, Inspector General of Police, Senator representing FCT, Abuja, Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Industry, Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and some Council Chairmen across the six geo political zones in the country.

According to the chairman award committee, Mr Victor Ajibola, Elder Samuel Ikon merited the award for exhibiting a transparent and excellent leadership in piloting the affairs of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly thus making it a model for others to emulate in the country. “He is reputed for his sagacity in politics and pragmatism in leadership and has so far steered the affairs of the state legislature with commitment and purpose for common good”, he concluded.

Samuel Ikon @ 41: A Testimony of a patriotic life

Elder Samuel Okon Ikon who presides over the 5th Assembly as the 9th Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly was born on the 1st of February 1973 to the family of Elder Okon Ikon of Mbioto Ekpene Ituen in Etinan Local Government Area.

As a child, Elder Samuel Ikon grew under the watchful eyes of his parent, known for strict discipline who instilled those priced qualities in him that have stood the lawmaker out among contemporaries both within and outside Akwa Ibom State.
The steady rise into prominence of Elder Samuel Ikon is in connection with the biblical statement that God resist the proud but gives more grace to the humble. Despite coming from one of the few privileged homes in this part of the world, Elder Samuel Ikon submitted himself to discipline right from home up to school both at the primary and post primary school levels and while at the University of Calabar where he obtained his first degree in Economics, Sam Ikon as he is popularly known denied himself the luxuries often associated with children of such homes like his own.

As noted by the Paramount Ruler of Etinan, His Majesty, Edidem Ime Dickson Umoette during a thanksgiving service by Elder Samuel Ikon and his supporters, “Elder Samuel Ikon has gone far in life because he has created a special place for God in his life. He is humble and God fearing and God have lifted him to envious heights in life”.