Comfort Ekpo

Comfort Ekpo listenⓘ (born 12 November 1954) was a Nigerian Vice Chancellor at the University of Uyo.

Comfort Ekpo
Born12 November 1954
Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
NationalityNigerian
OccupationVice Chancellor

Life

Comfort Memfin Ekpo was born in Uyo in 1954. Her parents were Etim Udoh Isok and Nyong Sam Akpan. She worked her way up starting as a Sunday School teacher and serving as a Teaching Assistant at Cross River University from 1983 to 1991.[1]

Ekpo became the fourth Vice-Chancellor of the University of Uyo and also, the first female Vice-Chancellor.[2] In December 2015, she was scheduled to leave as Professor Enefiok Essien had been identified as her successor. However, she wrote to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu to ask that the appointment of her successor be delayed. This was due to accusations of sexual assault and forgery allegedly made about Essien that were being discussed in the press.[3]

References
  1. "Professor (Mrs) Comfort Memfin Ekpo BLS, Ed. M.Ed. Ph.D." Universal Learning Solutions. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  2. Leading Women, 2014, SunNewsOnline.com, Retrieved 8 February 2016
  3. UNIUYO VC asks education minister to suspend appointment of professor indicted for sexual assault, December 2015, Premium Times NG, Retrieved 8 February 2016


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