The deputy governor of Akwa Ibom
State, Pa Moses Ekpo has reportedly resigned his position as the state’s number
two citizen.
He is also reported to be moving
with Senator Godswill Akpabio, immediate past governor of the state, to the All
Progressives Congress, APC, this week.
According to the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN), though the resignation has not been confirmed officially by the
Akwa Ibom State Government, but an APC media organ (@APC Newspaper) has tweeted
that Ekpo, the oldest deputy governor in Nigeria, has tendered his resignation
letter.
“BREAKING: @MrUdomEmmanuel’s
Deputy, Pa Moses tenders resignation. To join @SenatorAkpabio in @OfficialAPCNg
on Wednesday,” the tweet read.
Speaking,
however, the State’s Commissioner of Information, Mr. Charles Udoh, dismissed
the report as a ploy by mischief makers to manipulate the polity for their
selfish gains.
He said: “If he (Pa Ekpo) has
truly tendered his resignation letter, my office will be the first to let the
public know. The government will speak about it officially. The report is part
of the bad politics we are talking about, which some mischievous politicians
from the state play to create a buzz and distract the public as they pursue
their selfish interests.”
But a top official in the
government house who pleaded not to be mentioned revealed that the
information is not far from the truth. He said everything points to the fact
that the deputy governor has resigned. ” It’s clear he has resigned, but the
truth is that he travelled out of the country and not currently on seat to hand
in his resignation letter. This will likely happen once he is back in the
country.”
Ekpo, a veteran journalist,
diplomat and administrator was born on 22 December 1941 at Abak in Akwa Ibom
State.
He attended both the Government
School and Holy Family College in Abak for his primary and secondary education
before going to the London Polytechnic, University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A
and World Intellectual Property Organization Academy (WIPO), Geneva
Switzerland.
He holds a Diploma and B.Sc. in
Journalism and a WIPO Academy Diploma, as well as a certificate of the United
States Patent Academy, in addition to several certificates and diplomas earned
from many international workshops and seminars.
In a public service career
spanning over four decades, Mr. Ekpo had served as Proof Reader, Reporter and
Editor in several Nigerian newspapers and broadcasting organisations. He served
in senior editorial and management positions in the Daily Express, Daily Times,
West African Pilot, the Morning Post, Eastern Nigeria Broadcasting Service and
Western Nigeria Broadcasting Service.
He was for years the Nigerian
country Correspondent for the Voice of America (VOA), Deutsche Welle (Voice of
Germany) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Ekpo was also General Manager of
Cross River State Newspaper Corporation, Publishers of the Nigerian Chronicle
Group of Newspapers.
He also served as Chief
Information Officer in the Cross River State Government as well as the Chief
Public Relations Officer to that Government.
He was also Assistant Director of
Information and Acting Federal Director of Information
and Director of Nigerian
Information Service with concurrent accreditation to Europe and the Americas.
He was Commissioner for
Information, Social Development, Youths & Sports at different times in both
Cross River and Akwa Ibom States.
Among other roles performed in
the past, Ekpo was Director, Nigerian Copyright Council. Director-General,
Nigerian Copyright Commission, President of the General Assembly of the World
Intellectual Property Organization and a Federal Commissioner, National
Population Commission, Abuja.
The latter was the last position
he held until his election into office as the Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom
State.
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