By Ifiok Itiaba| Some are born leaders, some achieve leadership, and some have leadership thrust upon them. -Maurice Flanagan
When on 21st December 2015 members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly decided to elect Rt. Hon Onofiok Luke as Speaker to lead them with the hope that he will use his experiences in lawmaking to the benefit of Akwa Ibom people who elected them as their representatives.
Hon Luke having been the speaker of the Nigerian Youth Parliament before and knowing the high demands that follows the exalted office of the Speaker, both from his immediate constituency, his colleagues and staffs quickly braced up for the challenges ahead.
Today, he has proven that his constituency did not make any mistake in asking him to go back the second time to represent them and his colleagues did not make any mistake in electing him as their Speaker.
He has proven that good leadership involves serving the organization or group and the people within it by the way he repositioned the state Assembly both in human and infrastructural development.
A visit to the assembly complex today shows that the complex is gradually returning to the serene environment it was noted for because of the level of transformation currently taking place within the complex since the Nsit Ubium born lawmaker took over the leadership position as the Speaker.
Upon assumption of office as Speaker, he promise his colleagues and legislative staffs of providing them with a good working environment by way of giving them good offices to work in and also providing the basic training they need in performing their jobs.
Rt Hon Onofiok Luke can be liken to a modern age leader who is an enabling force, helping people and organizations to perform and develop. He has proven that leadership is an opportunity to give; to serve the organization, and crucially the people too.
The level of renovation work done in all the offices within the assembly shows that Rt Hon Onofiok Luke is a motivational leader who knows that the physical environment contributes a lot to the overall output of employees in an organization apart from good remuneration.
In the past, staffs of the assembly where not enjoying their offices because in some offices the roof were leaking, the chairs and tables were in a terrible condition not to talk of air conditions.
Even members are not left out as their offices are all wearing new look.
Training of members has been at the forefront of his leadership, since he believes that many capabilities in life are a matter of acquiring skills and knowledge and then applying them in a reliable way.
This is why upon resumption of plenary from their recess and retreat, members took time to eulogied the speaker for giving them the opportunity to acquire more knowledge in lawmaking both within and outside Nigeria.
Members who also praised the Speaker for renovating the Chamber noted that they can sit comfortably and concentrate in their legislative business.
"Mr. Speaker, I want to to thank you for what you have done in this Chamber, this goes to show that we did not make any mistake in electing you as Speaker" Rt Sir Nse Ntuen, member representing Essien Udim State constituency during his contribution at plenary.
Also lending his voice, the immediate past Speaker and member representing Ibesikpo Asutan State Constituency, Rt Hon (Elder) Aniekan Uko said " Mr Speaker, I want to thank you for continuing the good work I started, thank you for not allowing the dream I had to die. Today we can sit comfortably and perform our duties".
Also speaking, the House Leader and member representing Oruk Anam State Constituency, Rt Hon Sir Udo Kerien, noted "Mr. Speaker Sir, I want to say that you have not disappointed us, we are proud of you Sir, I'm supprise that in just few weeks we went on recess, you've transformed the Chamber"
Other members took turns to praise the Speaker for his insightful leadership.
Speaking with some staffs of the assembly, they expressed satisfaction in the leadership of Hon Onofiok Luke, saying that they now enjoy working in the assembly.
"As you can see, our offices are well furnished with good chairs and tables. Look even our AC is working".
Speaking with newsmen during one of his inspection tour of the assembly complex, the Speaker Rt Onofiok Luke stressed his commitment toward staffs welfare, his colleagues and his constituency whom he noted gave him their mandate to speak for them in the Hallow Chamber.
Commenting on new look of the Chamber, he noted that since the Chamber was last renovated in 2002, it was high time the wears a new look to compete with the modern day reality.
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