Moses Frank EKPO,

Biographical record

Title

Mr

Surname

EKPO,

First Name

Moses

Other Names

Frank

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

December 22, 1941

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Akwa Ibom

Place of Birth

Ikot Obiodo, Abak

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Number of Children (Male)

1

Profession

Journalist
Property administrator
Public Affairs expert
Diplomat
Administrator
Politician

Schools Attended with Dates

Government School, Abak, 1949-54; Holy Family College, Abak, 1955-59; The London Polytechnic, 1961-62; University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, 1964; World Intellectual Property Academy, Geneva, 1994; United States Patent Academy, Virginia, USA, 1997.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Task force on Reorganisation. Federal Government Press, 1995;

Member, Nigeria Union of Journalists;

Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations.(FNIPR);

Fellow, Institute of Managers and Administrators of Nigeria;

Fellow, Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON.

Present Appointment

Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State.

Previous Appointments

Proof-Reader/ Reporter, Daily Express, 1960-62;

Senior Reporter, Daily Tunes and Morning Post, 1962-63;

Senior Reporter, West African Pilot, 1963;

Senior Reporter and Staff Correspondent, Western Nigeria Broadcasting Service, 1963- 64;

Part-time correspondent, British Broadcasting Corporation, 1963-66, 1970-78;

Part-time Correspondent, Voice of America. 1963-66. 1970-78;

Part-time correspondent. Voice of Germany. 1963-66, 1970-78;

News Editor, Eastern Nigeria Broadcasting Service, 1964-66;

Editor, Nigerian Chronicle, 1970-74;

Sole Administrator and General Manager, Cross River State Newspaper Corporation, 1975-78;

Chief Information Officer, Cross River State, 1978-79;

Chief Public Relations Officer, Cross River State Government, 1979-82;

Assistant Director of Information;

Acting Federal Director of Information, 1982;

Director, Nigerian Information Service Centre, Washington DC, 1983-84;

Director, Nigerian Information Service Centre, London, 1984-85;

Chief Executive Officer, War Against Indiscipline, 1985-86;

Commissioner, Information, Social Development, Youth, Sports and Culture, Cross River State, 1986-87;

Commissioner, Information, Social Development, Youth, Sports and Culture, Akwa Ibom State, 1987-88;

Director, Nigerian Copyright Council, 1989-96;

External examiner, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, since 1990;

President of the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, since 1991;

Directorate- General, Nigerian Copyright Commission, since 1996;

Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission, Abuja.

Membership of International Organizations

Member, British Institute of Public Relations;

Member, British Institute of Journalists;

Associate Member, Institute of British Cinematographers;

Associate, American Institute of Newspaper Publisher;

Associate Member, Guild of American Newspaper Editors

Fellow, British Institute of Management;

Fellow, World Intellectual Property Academy;

Awards and Honours

Man of the Year, American Biographical Institute.

National Award of Member of the Federal Republic (MFR)

Hobbies

Singing, dancing, reading biographies, sports.