Former editor-in-chief and chief executive officer of Newswatch Magazine Ray Ekpu has lost his wife Uyai Ekpu.
The veteran journalist announced on Wednesday that his wife died aged 73 on April 21 after a brief illness.
Mr Ekpu, 75, said, “Uyai was a senior staff of the Centre for Management Development (CMD) and retired in 2011 as an Acting Director, Management Education and Training Department.
“Uyai obtained both a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Masters degree in Library Science from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State. She also obtained a Masters degree in Business Administration from the Enugu State University of Technology, Enugu State. She also earned diplomas from Maastricht School of Management and the Ghana Institute of Management and Personnel Administration, Ghana.
Ray Ekpu gave me my first job at Newswatch – Moghalu
“Uyai was a believer in family values, community service and inclusivity. She also had the gift of compassion and love for God.
“Uyai is survived by her husband, Ray Ekpu, three children namely: Elu Ray Mbakwe, Mfoniso Ray Ekpu, Edikan Ray Osho, six grandchildren, an elderly sister Eneanwan Inyang, a retired school teacher and a host of other relations.”
He added that funeral arrangements would be announced in due course.
