Effiong Dickson Bob
| Effiong Dickson Bob | |
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| Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, University of Benin | |
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Assumed office 15 January 2013 |
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| Senator for Akwa Ibom North East | |
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In office 29 May 2003 – 29 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | John James Akpan Udo-Edehe |
| Succeeded by | Ita Enang |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 October 1959 Nsit Ubium LGA, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria |
Effiong Dickson Bob (born 1 October 1959) from Ikot Ekwere, Ubium in Akwa Ibom State is the Pro Chancellor of the University of Benin. He was elected Senator for the Akwa Ibom North East constituency of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. He took office on 29 May 2003, and was reelected in 2007 and served till 2011. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Effiong Bob who hails from Ikot Ekwere, Ubium was born in Nsit Ubium Local Government Area in the Etinan Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom state on 1 October 1959. He attended Government Primary School, Ikot Ekwere Ubium where he obtained a First Leaving School Certificate in 1971. From there he proceeded to Salvation Army Secondary School, Akai Ubium where he schooled from 1973-1977 after which he obtained the ordinary Level, West African School Certificate. He then attended the School of Arts and Science, Uyo where he was from 1977-1979 and finished with the GCE A Level. He obtained a Bachelor's Degree (LLB) in Law from the University of Lagos. He thereafter attended the Nigerian Law School in Victoria Island, Lagos where he obtained the BL degree and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1984.
Effiong Bob worked with the Land Allocation Advisory Committee, Ikot Ekpene as its pioneer secretary from 1979 to 1980 before proceeding to the University to study Law. On graduation Effiong Bob took part in the Nigerian Youth Service Corps (NYSC), and served for one year with Chief A. A. Oguntuwashe's Chambers in Ado Ekiti. After service he went on to work with G. A. Ikott & Co. Legal practitioners, Eket from 1985-1987.
Effiong Bob had always had an interest in law from the perspective of benefiting those who could not speak for themselves. This passion drove him into the political space where he began as a Councilor. He was Councilor for Works And Transport in the Nsit Ubium Local Government Area in 1990, and then was elected to the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly (1992-1993) and was appointed Deputy Speaker. While in the State House of Assembly he served at different times in the House Committees on Public Accounts, Industries and Human Rights and Public Petitions.
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