Governor Umo Eno has signed an Executive Order establishing the Akwa Ibom State Labour and Industrial Committee.
Speaking on Thursday at the Government House in Uyo, the governor inaugurated an eleven-member Labour Committee and a Bureau of Statistics Board for the state.
He stated that the order would provide credibility and momentum to the committee’s work while the government pursues a legislative process to fully empower it through law.
The committee is chaired by Rt. Hon. Nse Essien, with members including Rt. Hon. Udo Kierian Akpan, Mmakim Antai, and other key stakeholders, alongside the Commissioner for Labour and the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary as ex officio members.
Governor Eno emphasised that the Executive Order would enable the committee to begin its work immediately while awaiting formal legislative approval.