Civil Servant; Director-General, Akwa Ibom State ; LGA:: Itu; Born: Oct. 15, 1951 ; Pa: (E lder) Bassey Udo Id iong and Mrs Alice B. Id iong (nee Ekong); Married to Mrs. Victoria Id iong; Children: Bassey( 17), Amanama(5), Darima(2) and Emem( I); Ed ucation: Hope Waddell Trai ning Institution, Calabar, 1964-7 1, WASC; Univ. of Lagos, Lagos, 1975-76. Dip loma in Mass Comm; Univ. of Calaba r, 1977-81', B.A. Hons in Theatre Arts; Career and Work History: Studio Manager, Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, Calabar, 1972-86; Controller (Operations), Cross River Radio, Calabar, 1986-90; Press Secretary to the Governor, Gov!. House, Uyo, 1989-9 1; Director (News), AKBC, Uyo, 1993; Director(Public Relation s); AKS Lia ison Office, Lagos, 1993-94; Director-General, Akwa Ibom State Liaison Office, Lagos, 1994; Director-Genera l, Min istry of Information and Culture, Uyo, 1994-96; Min of Ed ucation, 1996 - present; Special Work Related Achievements: Created a very popular radio jingle on punctuality to work which became a model for teaching students of Communication Arts in some Universit ies; First compere of the then Cross River Radio Comedy Programme City Caravan; Profess\on .. , \ MemberShips: Mem., Nigerian Institute of- Public Relati o ns, MNIPR; Religious Affiliation : Presbyterian; Hobbies: Squash, Rflckets, Reading, Films; OFfice: Mini stry of Education and Youth Headquarters, Idonges it Nkanga Secretariat Complex. Uyo. Akwa Ibom State.
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