Nelson Asuquo Effiong (born 1953 in

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) is a Nigerian politician and

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representing Akwa Ibom South in the

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. He was also an Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly member 1992–2007. In 2015 he was elected into office of the Senate under the

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and thereafter decamped to APC in 2017.

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1953 births Living people Akwa Ibom State politicians Senators of the 8th National Assembly (Nigeria) All Progressives Congress politicians University of Houston alumni Methodist Boys' High School alumni Oron people Members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly {{AkwaIbom-politician-stub