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BARR. ONOFIOK LUKE – MEMBER, AKWA IBOM STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBL

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NOMINEE FOR INDUCTION AT MAIDEN EDITION, NIGERIAN YOUTH HALL OF FAME

 Onofiok Luke was born on March 16, 1978 to Mr. and Mrs. Akpan Luke in the present Nsit Ubium Local Council of Akwa Ibom State. Onofiok attended St. Theresa Primary School, Use Abat in Ibiono Ibom and Lutheran High School, Obot Idim and obtained admission to study Law in the University of Uyo, Uyo in 1998 where he was elected President of the Student’s Union Government in 2002.

As a student Union President, Onofiok was suspended by the University authorities for leading a peaceful protest against an increment in school fees but was later recalled to complete his studies in the university from where he graduated with a degree in law.

After the requisite post graduate education at the Nigerian Law School, Onofiok was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2010. He was appointed as Personal Assistant to the Governor on Protocol Matters by his Excellency, Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio (CON) in 2007; a position that placed him with the enormous responsibility of coordinating the governor’s hectic itinerary.

Onofiok represented Akwa Ibom State in the inaugural Nigeria Youth Parliament where he was elected as the first speaker of the Parliament in which capacity he represented Nigerian at various international youth events including the World Youth Summit in Mexico in 2010.


In his capacity as the first speaker of the inaugural Nigeria Youth Parliament, Hon. Luke has held and been granted audience by numerous national and international personalities from the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, The Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, State Governors, the Minister for Youth, and President Advisers.

At the expiration of his tenure as Speaker of the Nigerian Youth Parliament in 2011, Onofiok contested and won election to represent his Local Nsit Ubium Constituency as a legislator in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. From his days in student activism where he has elected as the speaker of the West African Students Parliament, Onofiok has continuously held critical legislative positions at various levels in civic society including earning a historical spot as the first ever Speaker of the Nigerian Youth Parliament.

As s state legislator, Onofiok’s legislative interests are primarily focused on youth development, education, sport/talent development and tourism. In the StateHouse of Assembly, Onofiok is actively involved in creating and supporting legislation that will economically assist indigent and physically challenged youths; increasing educational opportunities for talented youth from single parent homes, and increasing access to micro funds for women entrepreneurs, especially widows, and women in the rural areas of the state among other numerous people oriented legislative activities.

Hon. Luke is a member of various House Committees including Advisory on Parliamentary Matters; Public Accounts, Judiciary, Justice and Public Petitions. Others include Health, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economic Development, Youth, Sports and Security, Environment as well as Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Education.


Onofiok has donated a significant amount of his time and resources to assist various individuals and organizations in need. Within the limited resources available to him, he has settled medical bills for economically challenged families and individuals, provided start-up capital for enterprising but impoverished persons, and provided scholarships for gifted students from poor backgrounds among other humanitarian gestures.

In late 2011, Onofiok decided to take a more formal approach towards channeling his resources to the use of the greater good by establishing and providing start-up endowment for the Akpan Luke Legacy Foundation, named in honour of his late father who inculcate the values of selfless giving early on in his life. The Akpan Luke Legacy Foundation aims to identify and support Akwa Ibom youths especially from his Nsit Ubium Constituency who have exhibited by visible actions and measurable impact.
Barr. Onofiok Luke and wife, Uduak



Onofiok is a 2009 Associate of the Prestigious Nigeria Leadership Initiative, a globally recognized think-tank of outstanding Nigerian youths.  Luke is married to his campus sweetheart, Uduak and their marriage is blessed with children.

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