Comfort Ekpo (born 12 November 1954) was a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

Vice Chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor is ...

at the

University of Uyo The University of Uyo is located in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The university was formerly known as the University of Cross River State, Uyouniuyo.edu.ng. On 1 October 1991 the Federal government of Nigeria established it as a ...

Life

Comfort Memfin Ekpo was born in

Uyo Uyo is the capital city of Akwa Ibom in South South Nigeria. Ibibio is the language spoken in Uyo. It became the capital on September 23, 1987 when Akwa Ibom was created from the former Cross River State. According to the 2006 Nigerian Cens ...

in 1954. Her parents were Etim Udoh Isok and Nyong Sam Akpan. She worked her way up starting as a Sunday School teacher and serving as a Teaching Assistant at Cross River University from 1983 to 1991. Ekpo became the fourth

Vice-Chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and former Commonwealth n ...

of the

and also, the first female Vice-Chancellor.Leading Women
2014, SunNewsOnline.com, Retrieved 8 February 2016 In December 2015, she was scheduled to leave as Professor Enefiok Essien had been identified as her successor. However, she wrote to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu to ask that the appointment of her successor be delayed. This was due to accusations of sexual assault and forgery allegedly made about Essien that were being discussed in the press.UNIUYO VC asks education minister to suspend appointment of professor indicted for sexual assault
December 2015, Premium Times NG, Retrieved 8 February 2016

References

1954 births Living people People from Uyo Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian universities Nigerian women academics Academic staff of the University of Uyo {{Nigeria-academic-bio-stub