Aloysius Akpan Etok
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Aloysius Akpan Etok is a Nigeria
n senator who represents the People's Democratic Party
(PDP) in Akwa Ibom State. He became a member of the Nigerian Senate in 2007.
in Akwa Ibom State. He has a B.Sc.(Hons) from the University of Calabar
. Between 1976 and 2007 he worked in a variety of government and business posts, including a position as a board member of the Akwa-Ibom State Water Corp.
In 1999 he was publisher of a new magazine, the Ntieyong Business Review.
He assisted in the foundation of Fortune High School in 2002.
From 1992-1993, he was a member of the House Of Representatives
in Abuja
, where he served as minority whip. From 1999-2003, he was a member of the Akwa-Ibom State House Of Assembly, Uyo
. He failed to be nominated to stand for the Ikono
constituency for a second term.
In November 2004, he was chairman of the transport and special projects committee of the Akwa Ibom State Assembly.
In October 2008 his wife was kidnapped in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.
The kidnappers demanded an N1 billion ransom.
She was released several weeks later.
In October 2008, Aloysius Etok and other Niger Delta
senators appealed to the militants
to cease hostilities, while asking for continued but restrained military presence.
Akwa Ibom may be the largest producer of crude oil among the Delta states. In May 2009, Etok petitioned the president to allow Akwa-Ibom State to nominate the managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission
.
In 2009, he sponsored a bill to provide for the establishment of the Environmental Managers Registration Council of
Nigeria
As chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Senator Etok faced criticism for the fact that in 2008 the Nigerian Senate only showed up to work for 90 days and passed only eight of the 120 bills submitted. Etok explained that lawmaking was slow because it is a thorough process that involves numerous steps.
However, Etok noted that the senate passed 199 bills in the 10 years from 1999 to 2009, and told reporters that the upper chamber had done "very well in 10 years".
He was appointed a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, chaired by Joel Danlami Ikenya
, which in 2009 was trying to push through the Financial Reporting Council Bill.
In July 2009, a motion sponsored by Senator Bassey Ewa-Henshaw
and others to force the naming of directors of failed banks involved in insider loan abuses concerning N94.4bn of government agency funds was dropped. Senator Etok stated that he had been at an overseas conference at the time, and was not aware of what had happened.
Aloysius Etok was reelected on the PDP platform as senator for Akwa Ibom North West in April 2011. He polled 383,607 votes to defeat the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate, Joe Ukpong, who scored 11,827 votes.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n senator who represents the People's Democratic Party
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
(PDP) in Akwa Ibom State. He became a member of the Nigerian Senate in 2007.
Background
Aloysius Akpan Etok was born on 15 February 1958 in Usuk Obio EdieneUsuk Obio Ediene
Usuk Obio Ediene is a community in Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria, near to Ikot Ekpene, at an elevation of about 144 meters.Most of the local population belong to the Annang group.- People :...
in Akwa Ibom State. He has a B.Sc.(Hons) from the University of Calabar
University of Calabar
The University of Calabar - also known as UNICAL - is a university situated in Calabar, Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria. It is one of Nigerian's second generation universities. The University of Calabar was a campus of the University of Nigeria until 1975...
. Between 1976 and 2007 he worked in a variety of government and business posts, including a position as a board member of the Akwa-Ibom State Water Corp.
In 1999 he was publisher of a new magazine, the Ntieyong Business Review.
He assisted in the foundation of Fortune High School in 2002.
From 1992-1993, he was a member of the House Of Representatives
House of Representatives of Nigeria
The House of Representatives of Nigeria is the lower house of the country's bicameral National Assembly. The Senate of Nigeria is the upper house....
in Abuja
Abuja
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...
, where he served as minority whip. From 1999-2003, he was a member of the Akwa-Ibom State House Of Assembly, Uyo
Uyo
Uyo is a city in south-eastern Nigeria and is the capital of Akwa Ibom State, a major oil producing state of Nigeria. The city became a capital of Akwa Ibom State on September 23, 1987 following the creation of the state from Cross River State....
. He failed to be nominated to stand for the Ikono
Ikono
Ikono is located in the south east of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State....
constituency for a second term.
In November 2004, he was chairman of the transport and special projects committee of the Akwa Ibom State Assembly.
In October 2008 his wife was kidnapped in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.
The kidnappers demanded an N1 billion ransom.
She was released several weeks later.
Senate career
Aloysius Akpan Etok was elected to the National Senate for the Akwa Ibom North West constituency in 2007.In October 2008, Aloysius Etok and other Niger Delta
Niger Delta
The Niger Delta, the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, is a densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a major producer of palm oil...
senators appealed to the militants
Conflict in the Niger Delta
The current conflict in the Niger Delta arose in the early 1990s over tensions between the foreign oil corporations and a number of the Niger Delta's minority ethnic groups who felt they were being exploited, particularly the Ogoni and the Ijaw...
to cease hostilities, while asking for continued but restrained military presence.
Akwa Ibom may be the largest producer of crude oil among the Delta states. In May 2009, Etok petitioned the president to allow Akwa-Ibom State to nominate the managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission
Niger Delta Development Commission
The Niger Delta Development Commission is a Federal Government agency established by Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo in the year 2000 with the sole mandate of developing the oil-rich Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria....
.
In 2009, he sponsored a bill to provide for the establishment of the Environmental Managers Registration Council of
Nigeria
As chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Senator Etok faced criticism for the fact that in 2008 the Nigerian Senate only showed up to work for 90 days and passed only eight of the 120 bills submitted. Etok explained that lawmaking was slow because it is a thorough process that involves numerous steps.
However, Etok noted that the senate passed 199 bills in the 10 years from 1999 to 2009, and told reporters that the upper chamber had done "very well in 10 years".
He was appointed a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, chaired by Joel Danlami Ikenya
Joel Danlami Ikenya
Joel Danlami Ikenya is a Nigerian politician who was elected to represent the People's Democratic Party as Senator for Taraba South in Taraba State in 2003....
, which in 2009 was trying to push through the Financial Reporting Council Bill.
In July 2009, a motion sponsored by Senator Bassey Ewa-Henshaw
Bassey Ewa-Henshaw
Bassey Ewa-Henshaw is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Cross River South constituency of Cross River State in 2003, and was reelected in 2007.-Background:...
and others to force the naming of directors of failed banks involved in insider loan abuses concerning N94.4bn of government agency funds was dropped. Senator Etok stated that he had been at an overseas conference at the time, and was not aware of what had happened.
Aloysius Etok was reelected on the PDP platform as senator for Akwa Ibom North West in April 2011. He polled 383,607 votes to defeat the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate, Joe Ukpong, who scored 11,827 votes.