Mr. Mike Akpara
● Currently in Office📅 Tenure in Office
Mr. Mike Akpara has been serving as commissioner for industry and small and medium enterprises, abia state of Abia State since August 15, 2024, under the Labour Party Party.
👤 About Mr. Mike Akpara
Mike Akpara is a Nigerian politician who served as Abia State's first Commissioner for Finance under Governor Alex Otti, sworn in on 7 July 2023. During the governor's cabinet reshuffle of August 2024, which restructured the state's ministries from 39 down to 22, Akpara was redeployed to head the newly created Ministry of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), with Uwaoma Ukandu succeeding him at Finance.
📋 Personal Information
| Full name | Mr. Mike Akpara |
| Title / Role | Commissioner for Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises, Abia State |
| State | Abia State |
| Party | Labour Party |
| In office since | August 15, 2024 |
| Geopolitical zone | SE |
🏆 Key Achievements
Commissioner for the newly created Ministry of Industry and SMEs, Abia State, since August 2024. Previously Abia State's first Commissioner for Finance under Governor Otti (July 2023–August 2024), redeployed in the cabinet reshuffle that split several former ministries.
🏛 Role & Ministry — Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises, Abia State
Mr. Mike Akpara serves as a member of the Abia State Executive Council under Governor Dr. Alexander Chioma "Alex" Otti, OFR. As Commissioner for Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises, Abia State, the office oversees policy and administration of the Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises, Abia State sector in Abia State.
State commissioners are the state-level equivalent of federal ministers. They are nominated by the governor, screened by the State House of Assembly and serve at the governor's pleasure. Mr. Mike Akpara was appointed on August 15, 2024.
📊 Abia State — Key Facts
| State | Abia State |
| Capital | Umuahia |
| Zone | SE |
| Population | 3,841,943 |
| Governor | Dr. Alexander Chioma "Alex" Otti, OFR |
| Ministry | Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises, Abia State |
| Appointed | August 15, 2024 |