Rep. Okpolupm Ikpong Etteh, Honourable Member representing Eket/ONNA/Esit Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives and the immediate past Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Special Duties, was born on the September 19, 1970 to the royal family of Chief Ikpong Ikpong Etteh of Upenekang in Ibeno Local Government Area.

Genesis Motors, Enugu – National Youth Service

Courdeau Catering Limited, Eket – Dispatch Supervisor

Jena Industries Limited, Port Harcourt – Operating Manager

Ikang Conglomerate Nig. Ltd, Uyo – Director, Operations Olgette Projects Ltd – Chairman,
Board of Directors (2015 – 2019)

Honourable Member, House of Representatives (Eket/ONNA/Esit Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency)

Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Special Duties, Akwa Ibom State (July 2019 – 2022)

Coordinator/Steering Committee Member of the Maintain Peace Movement (MPM)

Honorary Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Duties (2017-2019)

Vice Chairman, Security Committee, Divine Mandate Campaign Organization.

Member, Strategy Committee, Divine Mandate Campaign Organization.

Member, Contact Committee, Divine Mandate Campaign Organization.

Chairman, State Electoral Panel of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Primaries to the December 2, 2017 Local Government Elections.

House Leader – Akwa Ibom State House Of Assembly (2011 – 2015).

Chief Whip – Akwa Ibom State House Of Assembly (2007 – 2011).

Member – Central Planning Committee, Godswill 2011 Campaign Organization.

Member – Strategy Sub Committee, Godswill 2011 Campaign Organization.

Member – Logistics Sub Committee, Godswill 2011 Campaign Organization.

Member – Security Sub Committee, Godswill 2011 Campaign Organization .

Chairman, State Electoral Panel of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Primaries to the 2009 Local Government Elections.

Member – Central Planning Committee Godswill 2006/2007 Campaign Committee.

Pioneer Director Of Intelligence, Akwa Ibom Peoples Forum (AKPF).

Special Adviser, Special Duties, Ibeno L.G. (2002) 3 Months.

NAAKISS President, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State (1994/96) – Two Tenures.

Co-Chairman, Akwa State One-Stop Shop on Investment

Coordinated the evolution of Ibom Airline Company Limited, coordinated the construction work for the new Smart-Terminal Building at the Ibom International Airport and ensured that the Ibom International Airport Power Sub-Station was linked to the national grid.

Construction of Governor Udom Emmanuel’s signature project, the 21-Storey Building (Dakkada Tower) and its subsequent commissioning by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and also the construction of Ibom International Airport new Terminal Smart Building.

Construction of 310M Access Road/Link Road and other Critical ancillary Works at Four-Point by Sheraton Hotel, Ikot Ekpene/preparation work for its grand opening; construction of 1.361Km Ubong Obot/Henry Asuquo Road, Uyo Local Government Area; rehabilitation of 3Km Road at Uruting Offi Road, Okobo Local Government Area; construction of 1Km Ubotex – Sylvanus Abette Close, Uyo Local Government Area and construction of 2.8Km Nung Ukim Ikono – Akpa Etok – NungUkim Ikot Enang Road with spur to Ibiaku Ntok Okpo Road.

Construction of Taxiway, re-rubberization of the Runway pavement and complete overhaul of three (3) E-One Titan HPR Tenders at the Ibom International Airport, the valuation of the Maintenance, Repairs and Overhaul (MRO) facility at the Ibom International Airport, successful implementation of outstanding technical requirement by Marriot for the grand opening of Four-Point by Sheraton Hotel, Ikot Ekpene; construction of 1.616Km Ayama Road with spur at Comprehensive Secondary School, Okorimita – Okoroette and Owen Ukafia Crescent, Eastern Obolo Local Government Area; construction of 2.29Km Atiamkpat – Ikot Ese Ishiet Road with spur to ONNA Local Government Area, among others.

Chairman – Committee On Special Projects, Monitoring And Implementation

Chairman – Committee on Labour and Productivity

Deputy Chairman – Committee On Public Accounts

Member – Committee On Finance and Appropriation

Member – Committee On Works And Transport

Member – Committee On Judiciary, Justice, Human Rights And Public Petitions

Member – Committee On Rural Development And Public Utilities

Member – Committee On Environment

Member – Committee On Labour And Productivity.

Induction Training by National Assembly/National Institute for Legislative & Democratic Studies (NILDS)

Strategic Leadership Retreat for Good Governance in Nigeria by National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS)

Public Admin. and Civil Service Management – Galilee International Management Institute, Israel –  June 27 – July 07, 2012.

ACAMS Inaugural International Anti-Money Laundering & Counter-Terrorism Financing Conference – Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) Johannesburg, South Africa – November 2011

Nigeria – UTC Legislative Workshop – University Of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division of Continuing Education – August 2009

The Task of Nation Building In a Nascent Democracy – A Challenge to Lawmakers – Civic Enlightenment Organisation of Nigeria (CEON) – March 2008

Transparency & Anti-Corruption Campaign In Africa (UK) – 1st International Conference of Lawmakers in West Africa – November 2007

Anti-Corruption Capacity Building Workshop for State Legislators – Fix Nigeria Initiative in Collaboration with EFCC – October 2007

Fellow, National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN)

Paul Harris Fellow

Fellow, Institute of Professional Managers & Administrators of Nigeria (IPMA)

Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Industrial Administration (NIIA)

Fellow, Institute of Management Consultants

Fellow, Institute of Oil & Gas Research and Hydrocarbon Studies

Member, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR)

Meritorious Honour Award by the Nigerian Society of Engineering (2021), Uyo Branch

Award of Excellence by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council (2021 Press Week)

Award of Excellence by the Nigerian Institute of Building

Excellence Award by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR)

Award of Honour by NYSC Corps 2019 Batch B1

Award of Excellence by the Nigerian Institute of Architech, Akwa Ibom State

Certificate of Recognition by the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Akwa Ibom State

Award of Recognition by the Rotary International, Kubwa, Abuja

Honorary Texan Citizen Award by State of Texas, United States of America

Best State Legislator Award by the Ultimate Projector Magazine, 2012

Legislative Excellence Award by Institute Of Industrial Administration of Nigeria, 2012

African Democrat Merit Award as an African Outstanding Leader and Philanthropist by Trust Magazine, 2012

Merit Award for Humanitarian Service by Sync Vanguard, Akwa Ibom State, 2011

African International Role Model Leadership Gold Award From Beema Communications Ltd, 2011

Gold Service Award from Rotary Club of Uyo Metropolis of Rotary International, District 9140 – Nigeria, 2011

African Achievers Leadership Award from Accra, Ghana, 2011

Merit Award for Humanitarian Service by National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Vanguard, Akwa Ibom State, 2011

Ambassador for Peace Award from The Universal Peace Federation and The Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace

Member, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

Member, Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio

Patron, Ngba Ndiak Obolo

Patron, Afigh Iwaad Ekid

Founding Member, Akwa Ibom Peoples Forum

Member, Obolo Grand Alliance

Leader, Progressive Akwa Peoples Assembly

Patron, Unen Iban Akwa Ibom

Patron, Ibom Women Movement for Democracy

Grand Patron, Ikpoto Akwa Ibom

Patron, Akwa Ibom State Councillors Forum

Iberedem Ikono

Obong Uforo Esit Eket

Nta Nta Ekpene Ukim

Offong Ubeiadai of Mbo

Obong Nsehe Uyo