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Gabriel Effiong (born 3 September 1979) is the Vice Chairman Trade Union Congress in Cross River State. He is also a Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited Branch and Port Harcourt Zonal Executive Council member of PENGASSAN (Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria).

Gabriel Effiong was born into the family of Elder Augustine Effiong (Mkpang), a native of Ikot Ekpo in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, Nigeria.

He is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers(NSE), the Council of Regulation of Engineering (COREN) and Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Gabriel holds a BEng in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the University of Greenwich, and An MSc Engineering Projects and Systems Management from Kingston University both in London, United Kingdom. He also attended The Polytechnic Calabar (now CRUTECH) where he obtained Ordinary and Higher National Diplomas in Mechanical Engineering Technology.

He attended Federal Government College Jos / Ikot Ekpene where he obtained his JSSCE and SSCE certificates respectively. Engr. Gabriel Effiong is married to Itoro Effiong and is blessed with three children.