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…As family buries 81-yr-old renowned engineer
From Isaac Job, Uyo
Former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Moses Ekpo, and immediate past President of Chartered Institute of Administration, Dr Stanley Ojuolape, have extolled a renowned engineer, Mr. Samuel Effiong Akpanamasi who died at age 81 and was buried yesterday.
In his tribute, Ekpo described the deceased as a great man who contributed to the development of his community through his hard work as a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers
According to Ekpo, the deceased was a pillar to his family, church, community and Nigeria at large, noting that he brought all his experiences in engineering practice to develop the society.
Ekpo said: “He was a great man. He was also my contemporary in the college. The large crowd today is an indication that the deceased touched lives.”
The former president of Chartered Institute of Administration, Dr Stanley Ojuolape in his tribute urged the younger generation to emulate the exemplary life of the deceased to transform the society.
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“Nigeria would be a better society if our younger generation can emulate the legacies left behind by the deceased. He came, saw it all and conquered. It is left for our generation to imbibe good morals, hard work, dedication and excellence shown by the deceased when he was alive,” Ojuolape said.
Eldest son of the deceased, Mr Utibe Effiong Akpanamasi, described the late father as hard working and consummate go-getter who spent his time on earth to build his family, community and impacted on the lives of people, explaining that it was the reason people came from all walks of life to bid him farewell
In his homely , Rev Fr Imo Martin Obot of St Joseph Catholic Church Ibong Ikot Ebok, Otoro in Abak Local Government Area enumerated qualities of the deceased to include honesty, integrity, hard work, commitment to duty, generosity and love for his church and the community and prayed for repose of his soul.
In a biographical piece read by one of the granddaughters, the deceased was described as a successful engineer who had work in various cities in Nigeria including Lagos, Abuja , Port Harcourt , Calabar and Ibadan, among others.
“He had worked in Calcemco, Calabar, Manilla Insurance PLC, Anchor Insurance and rose to the position of chief mechanical engineer and was later an engineering consultant to numerous oil companies in Niger Delta,” biography stated.
