AKISAN National Convention
The elected civilian Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah and his wife Allison, attended the 1999 Convention in Houston, Texas.
During the last year of Monday R. Affiah's administration in 2008, Governor Godswill Akpabio led a 50-member delegation from Nigeria to the convention hosted by the Washington, DC Chapter in Alexandria, VA.
He delivered a policy speech announcing free universal education to all citizens of the state from primary to senior secondary school level.
Other attendees from Nigeria included Nollywood stars of Akwa Ibom State extraction led by actress, songwriter and television personality Ms. Anne Inyang with 8 albums to her credit and whose international hit song "Akanam Nkwe" was performed live to a standing ovation at the Convention.
Felicia Bassey Deputy Speaker AKSHA, HRM Raymond Inyang Paramount Ruler of ONNA (and wife), Chief Paul Ekpo, Mr. Friday Ben Assistant Chief Protocols Officer to the State Governor, Mr. Nkanang Gabriel Nkanang, Mr. Gabriel Ukpeh- Chairman FDI and Entertainer Aity Inyang The 2010 AKISAN National Convention was held at the Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore, Baltimore, MD between August 5-8th.
![Governor Godswill Akpabio delivers key policy speech declaring a free universal education system to all citizens of Akwa Ibom State from primary to secondary school level, during the 2008 AKISAN National Convention in [[Alexandria, VA}]].](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Akisan2008-akpabio.jpg/220px-Akisan2008-akpabio.jpg)