Between 2007 and 2011 he was the speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.
[1][2][3][4] Ikon attended Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene.
[5] 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 Cleveland, Ohio by the U.S.
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.