Ekon Emmanuel Bartholomew

Emmanuel Bartholomew Ekon (born 7 October 1971) is a Nigerian politician affiliated with the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), representing Akwa Ibom State.

He served as a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika Federal Constituency from 2011 to 2019 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Ekon was re-elected in 2015 and served two consecutive terms until 2019, focusing on security and governance issues in his constituency.

In the 2023 Nigerian Senate election, he contested the Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District seat under the NNPP but was unsuccessful, losing to Godswill Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress.

Born in Iwukem, Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Ekon attended St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Iwukem, and Regina Coeli Secondary School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in statistics from the University of Uyo.

Before entering politics, Ekon worked as an entrepreneur, serving as president and CEO of Outreach Medical Services (USA) and CEO of E&E Consultancy Nigeria Limited.