Onofiok Luke Honoured As Dakkada Ambassador

AK Assembly Speaker; Onofiok Luke receiving the Dakkada Certificate of recognition from SSA to Governor Udom on Marketing and Brand Management, Mr Sam Edoho.

The Speaker, Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Onofiok Luke has been honoured as a DAKKADA Ambassador by the Directorate of Marketing and Brand Management in the office of the Governor in recognition of the positive strides he has recorded both within the state and at the national level. 

Decorating the Speaker on Monday in his office, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel on Marketing and Brand Management, and Head of the Marketing and Brand management Directorate, Mr. Sam Edoho, said the decision to select Rt. Hon. Luke for the honour was informed by his pioneering role in ensuring that Akwa Ibom youths rise to their faith of greatness by making positive impacts in the society.

The Governor’s aide said his team was pleased with the emergence of Rt. Hon. Onofiok Luke as the number three citizen of the state, noting that his current position has brought great hope to Akwa Ibom youths who see him as their role model.

“We in the marketing and branding team thought it was necessary to come to your constituency and honour you for the strides that you have made in our state and the entire nation at large”. ’We in this Directorate of Marketing and branding are out to make Akwa Ibomites realize that they are great people, and you have exemplified that greatness; you have given our youths hope not just in Akwa Ibom but in Nigeria and beyond that a young man could be entrusted with such level of  responsibility”.

While making reference to other great sons and daughters of the state who have excelled in their various fields of endeavour including Mr. Ufot Ekong, and a host of others, Mr. Edoho explained that his team is saddled with the responsibility of projecting the Dakkada philosophy of the state government by ensuring that those deserving Akwa Ibom citizens who have risen to the faith of greatness are spotted out and made to serve as Ambassadors to the youths.

In his response, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Luke, thanked the Dakkada team for deeming him and his colleagues fit for the honour, and pledged the support of the House of Assembly to the realization of Dakkada philosophy in the state. He used the opportunity to advise members of the marketing and branding team to ensure that persons of impeccable character are selected for such honour irrespective of their social class.

The Speaker charged the team to work out strategies that would enable the discovery of talents among the younger ones in public schools, especially through debates, quiz competitions, and the promotion of mentorship programmes in schools.

Also decorated as Dakakada Ambassador were the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Felicia Bassey, member for Mkpat Enin Hon. Otobong Ndem and Clerk of the House, Mrs. Mandu Umoren.

Accompanying the Governor’s aide were other members of the marketing and branding team including the Special Assistant to the Governor on Marketing and branding, Mr. Ime Uwah and Ms. Lydia Udoh among others.