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Senator Ekong Sampson Salutes Akwa Ibom Deputy Governor, Akon Eyakenyi on Birthday

The Senator representing Akwa Ibom South in the National Assembly, Senator Ekong Sampson has saluted the Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, HE Senator Akon Eyakenyi on the occasion of her 2024 birthday. Senator Eyakenyi, a former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, is Senator Sampson’s immediate predecessor in the Red Chambers.

In a birthday message to the State Deputy Governor, Senator Ekong Sampson, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Solid Minerals, hailed the celebrant as an ‘amazon with an outstanding career in public service, a role model to women’, who has contributed greatly to the development of Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria.

Sampson acknowledged that as the celebrant’s successor in the Senate, he will continue to build on the foundation laid by Senator Eyakenyi and others, to move Akwa Ibom South forward. The Onomkpoinam Mkpat Enin prayed long life and good health in mind and body for Dr. Eyakenyi and wished her many happy returns.