Body of Late Maritime Journalist, Ubon Akpan, Arrives Uyo
The body of the late Maritime Journalist, Chief Ubon Jimmy Akpan, has arrived Uyo, Akwa Ibom state.
The corpse was airlifted by Aero Contractors to Uyo by 10.45 flight today.
The ambulance had early in the morning taken the corpse from Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) to the airport few minutes past 7am.
Ubon passed on Thursday last week at the age of 56.
The late maritime Journalist who practised for 33 years working in major national newspapers before venturing into his media practice was former President of Maritime Reports Assocition of Nigeria (MARAN) and also a founding member of League of Maritime Editors and Publishers.
In 1999 he had teamed up Asu Beks, Emeka Okoroanyanwu, Alban Opara and Pius Mordi – to co-found Maritime Publications Limited which pioneered the publication of specialised journal through Maritime Quarterly magazine.
He served his community and worked assiduously for the uplifting of his people as one-time president of the Ibiono Ibom Welfare and Development Association (IWADA) in Lagos among various capacities, according to his friend Asu Beks.
Beks who is the Chairman Committee of Friends said in a statement “ Ubon also served in the executive council of the Akwa Ibom State Community (AKISCOM), Lagos branch.
“His early education began at the famous Hope Waddell Training Institute, Calabar from where he proceeded to The Polytechnic, Calabar where he obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mass Communication. He went to University of Ibadan where he completed a program in Masters in Communication Arts (MCA).
“Witty, boisterous and outspoken, Ubon as he was called by his friends and colleagues longed for a better Nigeria welcoming to entrepreneurship, a factor that made him shun paid employment to actualise his dream of being a genuine stakeholder in Nigeria’s shipping industry.
He is survived by his wife Esther, children and siblings”.
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