Akon Eyakenyi

Akon Etim Eyakenyi
Akon Etim Eyakenyi
Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development
	In office; 2010–2015
Senator representing Akwa Ibom South senatorial district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2019
Personal details
Born	February 24, 1960 (age 61); Urue-Offong/Oruko, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Akon Etim Eyakenyi (born 24 February 1960 in Urue-Offong/Oruko, Nigeria) is a Nigerian politician.^[1] She is the current senator representing Akwa Ibom south senatorial district in Akwa Ibom State.^[2] She was elected into the senate during the 2019 general elections of Nigeria.^[3]^[4] She won with a total vote of 122,412.^[5] Before being elected into the senate she was the former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development during the regime of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.^[6]^[7]

Early life and education[]

Eyakenyi was born in 1960 into the family of Chief Uweh Isangedihi in Urue-Offong/Oruko local government area in Akwa Ibom State. In 1968 she attended Government Primary School, Uko Uyokim where she finished with her First School Leaving Certificate in 1974. In 1974 she enrolled into the Methodist Teacher’s Training College in Oron and graduated with Teachers Grade II Certificate in 1979.

In 1983 Akon enrolled into the University of Calabar and was given Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE) in 1986. In 1990, she obtained a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree from the University of Calabar. She also obtained a Master of Education (M.Ed) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Curriculum Education in 2010 and 2014 respectively. She is married with children and grand children. ^[8]

Career[]

Akon Eyakenyi began her career as a teacher when she was appointed Mistress I & II by the Cross River State Education board where she served from 1986 to 1993. In 1991, while serving as a teacher she was appointed Supervisor for Education, Youths, Sports and Culture in Oron. Subsequently she served in the Akwa Ibom State ministry of education 1993 to 1999 as an Education officer. In 1999, she was appointed to serve in the Akwa Ibom State Education board.^{[citation needed]}

In 2000, she was appointed Commissioner for Industry, Commerce and Tourism in Akwa Ibom State during the regime of Victor Attah. In 2013, she was appointed by Godswill Akpabio as Chairman of Akwa Ibom State Technical Schools Board. She served as Chairman of the board until her appointment by President Goodluck Jonathan as Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development in 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Senate[]

In 2018, Eyakenyi declared her intentions to run for senate and represent Akwa Ibom South senatorial district.^[9]^[10] In October 2018, she participated in the party primaries of the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) to represent Akwa Ibom South senatorial district and emerged the winner in the primaries.^[11]^[12] On 25 February 2019 she was declared winner of the 2019 general elections to represent Akwa Ibom South senatorial district.^[13]^[14]

References[]

^ Ukpong, Cletus (2019-05-20). "9th National Assembly: We'll not defect, PDP senator assures governor". Retrieved 2019-06-24.
^ "INEC declares PDP winner of Akwa Ibom South Senatorial seat". 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
^ Umo, Iniabasi; Uyo (2019-02-25). "INEC declares PDP winner in Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
^ editor (2019-04-19). "I Feel Blessed, Says Senate Newbie Akon Eyakenyi". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2019-06-24.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
^ "Governorship Polls: How states will vote". The Nation Newspaper. 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
^ "Affordable housing: private initiative to the rescue". The Nation Newspaper. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
^ "AK At 30: Making Bold Imprints In National Politics". pioneernewsonline.com. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
^ "I feel blessed say soak on Eyakenyi". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
^ Admin 1. "SENATE 2019: AKON EYAKENYI DECLARES INTENTION, CONSULTS FRANK ARCHIBONG". NetReporters. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
^ Editor (2018-04-19). "PLOT TO BLACKMAIL FORMER MINISTER OVER SENATE AMBITION UNCOVERED". National News Track. Retrieved 2019-06-25.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
^ Umo, Iniabasi; Uyo (2018-10-26). "A/Ibom: See list of Senatorial and HoR candidates". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
^ "PDP Sen primaries: Akpan, Ekpene, Eyakenyi emerge flag bearers in A-Ibom". Vanguard News. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
^ "INEC declares PDP winner of Akwa Ibom South Senatorial seat". 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
^ Umo, Iniabasi; Uyo (2019-02-25). "INEC declares PDP winner in Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2019-06-25.

[1] Ukpong, Cletus (2019-05-20). "9th National Assembly: We'll not defect, PDP senator assures governor". Retrieved 2019-06-24.

[2] "INEC declares PDP winner of Akwa Ibom South Senatorial seat". 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2019-06-24.

[3] Umo, Iniabasi; Uyo (2019-02-25). "INEC declares PDP winner in Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2019-06-24.

[4] tor (2019-04-19). "I Feel Blessed, Says Senate Newbie Akon Eyakenyi". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2019-06-24.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[5] "Governorship Polls: How states will vote". The Nation Newspaper. 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2019-06-24.

[6] "Affordable housing: private initiative to the rescue". The Nation Newspaper. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2019-06-24.

[7] "AK At 30: Making Bold Imprints In National Politics". pioneernewsonline.com. Retrieved 2019-06-24.

[8] "I feel blessed say soak on Eyakenyi". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2019-04-19.

[9] Admin 1. "SENATE 2019: AKON EYAKENYI DECLARES INTENTION, CONSULTS FRANK ARCHIBONG". NetReporters. Retrieved 2019-06-25.

[10] Editor (2018-04-19). "PLOT TO BLACKMAIL FORMER MINISTER OVER SENATE AMBITION UNCOVERED". National News Track. Retrieved 2019-06-25.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[11] Umo, Iniabasi; Uyo (2018-10-26). "A/Ibom: See list of Senatorial and HoR candidates". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2019-06-25.

[12] "PDP Sen primaries: Akpan, Ekpene, Eyakenyi emerge flag bearers in A-Ibom". Vanguard News. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2019-06-25.

[13] "INEC declares PDP winner of Akwa Ibom South Senatorial seat". 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2019-06-25.

[14] Umo, Iniabasi; Uyo (2019-02-25). "INEC declares PDP winner in Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2019-06-25.

[15] Abbo was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in November 2020.

[16] Oduah was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in August 2021.

[17] The PDP's Douye Diri was elected Senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Governor. Cleopas won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.

[18] The PDP's Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo was elected Senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Deputy Governor. Dickson won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.

[19] The PDP's Rose Okoji Oko was elected Senator in 2019 but died in March 2020. Jarigbe and fellow PDP member Stephen Odey fought in court over the ensuing by-election's PDP nomination; Odey won both inital court decisions and the by-election before taking office late in December 2020. However, Jarigbe later won several court challenges which declared him the legitimate PDP nominee and thus Senator. Jarigbe took office in September 2021.

[20] Nwaoboshi was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in June 2021.

[21] The APC's Adebayo Clement Adeyeye was elected Senator in 2019 but the NASS Election Petition Tribunal awarded and Court of Appeal affirmed the win to Olujimi. She took office in November 2019.

[22] Due to disputes over alleged irregularities, the APC's Benjamin Uwajumogu was not sworn in until July 2019. Uwajumogu died in December 2019 leading to a bye-election. After disputes, Ibezim was awarded the bye-election victory and took office in April 2021.

[23] Due to disputes over the alleged forced declaration of his election, Okorocha was not sworn in until June 14, 2019.

[24] The PDP's Dino Melaye was elected Senator in 2019 but Adeyemi petitioned against the results and the NASS Election Petition Tribunal annulled the results and called a new election. Adeyemi won the ensuing rerun election and took office in December 2019.

[25] The APC's Adebayo Osinowo was elected Senator in 2019 but died in June 2020. Abiru won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.

[26] The APC's David Umaru was elected Senator in 2019 but the Supreme Court awarded the APC primary win to Musa making him Senator. He took office in July 2019.

[27] The APC's Ignatius Datong Longjan was elected Senator in 2019 but died in February 2020. Daduut won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.

[28] The APC's was elected Senator in 2019 but a Court of Appeal awarded the win to Danbaba. He took office in November 2019.

[fnZamfara-29] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Prior to inauguration, the APC's Zamfara votes were voided due to improper holding of party primaries. Thus the PDP runners-up took office. All three (Anka, Gusau, Yaú) switched to the APC in June 2021.

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Akon Etim Eyakenyi

Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development
In office 2010–2015
Senator representing Akwa Ibom South senatorial district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2019

Personal details
Born	(1960-02-24) February 24, 1960 (age 61) Urue-Offong/Oruko, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria