Akwa Ibom: New Speaker Dissolves Standing Committees As House Reconvenes
The New Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Sir) Nse Ntuen has dissolved standing committees as the House reconvened today. Members of the house who were at the plenary condemned the impunity unleashed on members by the former speaker, Rt. Hon. Onofiok Luke.
The house suspended some lawmakers. They are Onofiok Luke, Udo Kerian Akpan, Felicia Bassey, Nse Essien, Lawrence Udofia, Usoro Akpanusoh and Ime Okon. Others are Friday Iwok, Asuquo Archibong, Mark Esset, Emmanuel Ekpenyong and Aniekan Uko. The suspension is indefinite.
The house also dissolved all standing committees constituted by the former speaker. The House adjourned till Tuesday 4th, December, 2018.