Veteran Journalist Chief Ubon Jimmy Akpan has gone to
the world beyond. He died in the early hours of Thursday June 20, 2019. He was
aged 56.
He had a distinguished career as a practicing
journalist with over 33 years experience in major media organisations,
including The Punch and Champion newspapers. Although he covered many beats and
served as state correspondent in a number of states, it was in the maritime
industry that he excelled and found fulfillment as he transcended the reportage
of the maritime beat to become an entrepreneur in the shipping industry.
In 1999, he teamed up with some close friends – 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.
Reputed for his boundless energy, candour and
commitment, Ubon Akpan was also a former president of the Maritime Reporters
Association of Nigeria (MARAN) and a founding member of the League of Maritime
Editors.
He carved a niche for himself as an outspoken and
forthright commentator, analyst and stakeholder in the maritime industry. In
his commentaries and interventions, Akpan never wavered in pushing his
conviction that the potential in the maritime industry can drive Nigeria’s
economy with the right policy mix.
Akpan was also devoted to his community and worked
assiduously for the uplifting of his people. He was a one-time president of the
Ibiono Ibom Welfare and Development Association (IWADA) in Lagos among various
capacities. He 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).
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