Uyo Edet Okon

Eyo Edet Okon (10 June 1914 – 28 September 2010) colloquially called Akamba Ete (Great Papa) was a Nigerian Christian clergyman and minister. He was the first indigenous President and third overall National president of The Apostolic Church Nigeria, a position he held until his death in 2010.

favourite songs are -

1) Ata Ata Ubong eyene Abasi'o, Ubong isong emi mmowo ke'yanga ekpanga.

2) Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Ubong eyene Jehovah.

Early life and education Eyo was born on 10 June 1914 to Chief Edet Okon Itam and Madam Aya Uda Okon Itam in Creek Town, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. He was the fifth male and ninth child of his father's fourteen children.

In 1929, Eyo obtained his Standard Six Certificate at The Church of Scotland Mission School, Creek Town. He followed in the footsteps of Essien Edet Okon, the renowned Hope Waddell Mathematics teacher (his elder brother), popularly called Okon Geometery. He began training for the teaching profession and in 1930 he obtained the basic qualification for enrolment in the teaching profession.

Tributes came from government functionaries, traditional rulers and individuals for his enormous impact in the revolutionizing of Christianity in Nigeria. The government of Cross River State described him as “a pastoral icon who gave his all in the propagation and evangelization of the gospel of Christ”. Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State Godswill Akpabio pointed out that “his deep spiritual insight and dedication to what God says, marked him out as one of the pillars of Christian faith.”

Family life In 1937, Eyo Okon married the late Deaconess Nyong Okpo Mfon who died on 7 March 1985. He remained a widower until his death.