David W. Eka

David William Eka (born 20 May 1945 in Etinan, Nigeria) was the first stake president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in West Africa. He was president of the Aba, Nigeria Stake and is often regarded as one of the founding pioneer members of the church in Nigeria. Eka has also served as an area seventy and as a mission president in the LDS Church.

Biography Eka was born in Etinan, Nigeria. He was the oldest of eight children of William Udo Eka and his wife Lucy Eduok Inyang Eka. His father was a carpenter. Eka himself was trained as a carpenter by his father. He was in his first year studying at a technical school when Nigeria was plunged into war. He committed to God that if he survived the Nigerian Civil War he would devote his life to serving others. On at least one occasion he states that his life was saved by guidance from a divine voice which made him feel he was being preserved to do a later work for the Lord. Eka got his bachelor's degree in electronics engineering from Teesside Polytechnic. Eka is an engineer by profession.

After returning to Nigeria, Eka joined the LDS Church in September 1979, less than a year after the first LDS baptisms in Nigeria. The baptism was performed by Spencer J. Palmer who had come on a short visit to Nigeria. Shortly after his baptism, he helped translate the Book of Mormon into Efik.

Eka served as a branch president, counselor to four different mission presidents, district president, and in 1988 became president of the newly organized Aba Nigeria Stake. Beginning in 2019, Eka served as president of the Aba Nigeria Temple.

Eka and his wife Ekaete are the parents of seven children.