[4] Aniekan is from Mbikpong Ikot Edim in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom state.
[3] Aniekan Uko served as the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly from June 2015 until December 2015.
[5][6][7][8][9] His tenure was cut short in December 2015 when the Court of Appeal nullified his election, leading to his removal from the position.
[10][11][12] In 2019, he was a member of the committee on welfare and selection,[13] and in the same year, he co-sponsored a Bill: A Law to Eliminate Violence in Private and Public Life, Prohibit all forms of Violence Against Persons and to Provide Maximum Protection and Effective Remedies for Victims and Punishment of Offenders and for Related Matters, a bill advocating punishment for individuals proven guilty of rape and other violent crimes in Akwa Ibom state.
He also received the award for being the Best in Parliamentary Practice in Nigeria, recognizing his skills and dedication to legislative work.