Onofiok
Akpan Luke was born on March 16, 1978 to Barr and Mrs Akpan Luke of Ikot Etobo
in Nsit Ubium local government area of Akwa Ibom State. He attended St.
Theresa’s Catholic primary school and later, Lutheran High School, Obot Idim
where he obtained a Senior Secondary School Certificate in 1996.
Onofiok
Luke has a Bachelor’s degree in Law obtained from the University of Uyo in
2005, and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2010 upon graduation from the
Nigerian Law School same year.
An avid
reader and lover of knowledge, Barr Luke is an alumnus of the prestigious
Harvard Business School, Executive Education Programme. His commitment to
quality leadership dates back to his days as President of the Students Union
Government of the University of Uyo. He was later in 2008 elected the pioneer
Speaker of the Nigeria Youth Parliament, a capacity in which he had numerous
opportunities to give Nigeria excellent representation at various international
fora.
Barrister
Onofiok Luke has worked as Personal Assistant on Protocol Matters to the Akwa
Ibom State Governor. He won a landslide victory at the 2011 polls to represent
Nsit Ubium State Constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. He was
in the same year appointed as Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations
and Finance. Now, he is the Chairman House Committee on Committee on
Agriculture and Food sufficiency.
Driven by
his unquenchable passion for youth development, he founded The Onofiok Luke
Legislative Internship Programme (TOLLIP) in 2013. The programme is designed to
train young Nigerians on the rudiments of law-making in line with international
best practises, as well as raise an army of young entrepreneurs, social
volunteers, peace advocates and conflict managers.
Honourable
Barrister Onofiok Akpan Luke is a 2011 Associate of the Nigeria Leadership
Initiative (NLI), and a member of the Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio, a socio-cultural
organization of distinguished sons of Ibibio nation. He is also a member of the
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
His drive
towards youth development and the determination to seize every opportunity to
provide sterling leadership has seen him earn several prestigious honours and
recognitions. Amongst other honours, he was awarded an Honorary Texan in 2012
by the States of Texas, United States of America. He was also specially
inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Consolidated Chapel of the Nigeria Union
of Journalists in 2013.
Barr Luke
is married to Uduak and they are blessed with Etiusungisang, Enoabasi, and
Uduakobong.
#TeamOnofiokLuke
seeks your support to return Onofiok Luke for a 2nd Term in the Akwa Ibom State
House of Assembly for another round of robust legislative engagement. He can do
it again. Join the train and lets VOTE!
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