The remains of the late Elder Okon F. Ekpo, the senior brother to the Akwa Ibom State Deputy Governor, Moses Ekpo, will be led to rest at his country home, Ikot Obiodo village in Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
According to a release by Ekpo and Etop O.F. Ekpo, son of the deceased, the funeral arrangement will commence on March 6 with the opening of the mourning house at the deceased compound, 32 Ikot Okoro Road, Abak by 9am.
This will be followed by condolence visits to the family from 12 noon of the same day and continues until March 8, 2018.
March 7 will witness a novelty football match in honour of the deceased between the Holy Family College Old Boys Association and the Legend All Stars football Club of Abak by 4pm at the Holy Family College playgrounds, while a Special Evening of Songs is scheduled to hold on March 8 from 5pm to 7pm at the deceased compound.
The release enjoins members of the public, family, friends, associates and sympathizers to join in bidding Elder Ekpo a final farewell as his remains will be laid to rest after a funeral service to be conducted by the Qua Iboe Church Nigeria, led by its General Superintendent, Rev. Ekpedeme Moffat, at the Government Technical College grounds, Abak by 10am, after the lying-in-state ceremony at the deceased compound between 8am and 9am on March 9.
The funeral programme will be rounded-off with a Memorial Thanksgiving Service at the Qua Iboe Church, 47A, Ikot Okoro Road, Abak by 10am on March 11, 2018.
The late Elder Ekpo, a devout Christian, was a veteran teacher, an astute Public Servant and a renowned oil industry expert who retired as a Senior Manager, Technical Services Department of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, in 1995.