The Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Barr Onofiok Luke, has been declared winner of the Etinan Federal Constituency election held yesterday.
Luke who was also the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Etinan federal constituency election emerged winner of the election polling 44,830 votes against his closest rival, Dan Akpan of
the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 15,800 votes.
Addressing his supporters yesterday after being declared winner by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Etinan, Luke assured the people of his readiness to offer them a voice which they can depend on in the National Assembly.
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Accompanied by his wife, Uduak, his campaign director, Anietie Etuk, and the state PDP chairman, Mr Paul Ekpo, Luke thanked his supporters for their sacrifices and their support during the election, saying he would justify the confidence reposed in him by the masses.
He dedicated his victory to God, his family, the PDP and myriad of other supporters.
He noted that he enjoyed a bipartisan support across the three local government areas making up Etinan federal constituency.
Luke, 40, has had a sterling two term tenure as lawmaker in the Akwa
Ibom State House of Assembly.
He has been lead sponsor of 18 private member bills, six of which have
been passed into law. He promises to bring his rich experience to bear
in the House of Representatives.
Etinan federal constituency is made up of Etinan, Nsit Ibom and Nsit
Ubium local government areas.
