The Commissioner representing Cross River State in the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, on Saturday 28 February, 2025, joined the members of the Ubom’s family to bid final farewell to his father-in-law, Sir Edem Ubom.
The funeral obsequies conducted by the Methodist Church Nigeria, held at the Shelter Afrique Field, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
According to the biography of the deceased, Sir Edem W. Ubom KJW was born on 25 June, 1942 into the family of Chief Wilson Nduke Ubom of Nung Ubom in Ikot Nkim and Mary Nyong Etim of Nung Essiet, Ikot Obio Edim both in Ibesikpo Asutan Ekpe local government area of Akwa Ibom state. He passed on peacefully in his sleep on the 3rd of January 2025 at the age of 82.
Dignitaries who sent in their condolences included the Governor of Cross River State, Prince Bassey Edet Otu; Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, among others.
The remains of late Sir Edem Ubom was finally laid to rest in his hometown, Ikot Nkim in Ibesikpo Asutan Ekpe local government area of Akwa Ibom state.
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