Samuel Okon Ikon (born 1 February 1973) is a Nigerian politician who represents

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, Nsit-Ibom and

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in the

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. Between 2007 and 2011 he was the speaker of the

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Education

Ikon attended

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. In 1995, he graduated from

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with a BSc in economics, and in 2004, he obtained an MBA from

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Scandal

In June 2016, Ikon and two other members of the National Assembly were accused of sexual misconduct and attempted rape while on a leadership training in

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by the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria James Entwist. Ikon denied the accusations and threatened to sue Entwist and the American government if the accusation was not retracted. The Nigerian National Assembly ethics committee opened an investigation into the accusation. After an investigation, Ikon was found not guilty of the accusations by the ethics committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ikon, Samuel 1973 births Living people Akwa Ibom State politicians Members of the 8th National Assembly (Nigeria) Members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Speakers of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians University of Calabar alumni University of Uyo alumni