Shake up in Akwa Ibom’s executive committee

Commissioners and Special Advisers in Akwa Ibom State have been re-assigned new portfolios in line with what has been described the ongoing re-invigoration of the machinery of the state government.
Governor Godswill Akpabio, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Udom Emmanuel has approved the re-assignment of portfolios.
Emmanuel, who announced this on Tuesday at the Governor’s Office, Uyo, mentioned the Commissioners who retained their portfolios to include Barrister Ekpenyong Ntekim, Ministries of Justice; Godwin Afangideh, Agriculture; Don Etim, Works; Dr. Glory Edet, Women Affairs; Dr. EmemAbasi Bassey, Health; Barrister Emmanuel Enoidem, Special Duties; and Enobong Uwah, Environment and Mineral Resources.
Aniekan Umana, Information and Communications; Eno Akpan, Lands and Town Planning; Ufort Tobi Nkangude, Commerce and Industry; Akan Okon, Finance; Iboro Ekanem, Science and Technology; and Mr. Ita Udo, Culture and Tourism, also maintained their portfolios.
Other Commissioners are Prof. Atim Antai, Education; Godwin Ntukudeh, Transport; Monday Uko, Youths and Sports; Prince Uwem Ita Etuk, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; Ante Okwong, Economic Development; Adasi Ubulom, Housing and Commerce; and Engr. Ignatius Edet, Rural Development.
Special Advisers are Engr. Etido Inyang, Bureau of Technical Matters; Chief Senas Ukpanah, Investment and Industry; Godwin Udom, Labour and Productivity; Emmanuel Ibiok, Political and Legislative Affairs; and Ekpenyong Asuquo Enyina, Co-operative.
In the same vain, the state Task Force on Petroleum Monitoring has been re-constituted with Obong Essien Esema as its Chairman.
Members include Sergeant Umar Isa, representative of the Nigerian Army; DSP. Antony Ofuna, representative of the Nigerian Police; Philip Ibru, representative of the Department of State Service; Dorothy Umoisongl Office of the Special Services Department; Elder Uwem Edet Akpan, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria; and Chief Francis Inyang, major marketers.
Others are Comrade Ekong Antai, labour; Engr. Anietie Emeh, Nigerian Immigration Service; Utile James Etim, Civil Defence; Obong Emem Augustine Edet, NURTW; Ufort Christian Amos, member; Chief Francis Inyang, member; Colonel Usua Uko, member; while Apostole John Sunday Udo is the Secretary .
Inauguration of the committee is fixed for May 14, 2014 at the Conference Room of the SSG Office by 10am.
Meanwhile, Elder Etekemba Umoren, the immediate past Permanent Secretary of Government House, is now the Chief of Staff, Government House, Uyo.
In order to ensure the co-ordination and inspection of projects across the state, the government has directed transfer and management of the Inter-Ministerial Direct Labour Committee to the Governor’s Office under the supervision of the SSG.
The above appointments and directives take immediate effect.