Eyo Edet Okon

Eyo Edet Okon (10 June 1914 – 28 September 2010) fondly called Akamba Ete (Great Papa) was a Nigerian Christian clergyman and minister.

[2] In 1929, Eyo obtained his Standard Six Certificate at The Church of Scotland Mission School, Creek Town.

[3] Tributes came from government functionaries, traditional rulers and individuals for his enormous impact in the revolutionizing of Christianity in Nigeria.

The government of Cross River State described him as “a pastoral icon who gave his all in the propagation and evangelization of the gospel of Christ”.

Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State Godswill Akpabio pointed out that “his deep spiritual insight and dedication to what God says, marked him out as one of the pillars of Christian faith.”[1] In 1937, Eyo Okon married the late Deaconess Nyong Okpo Mfon who died on 7 March 1985.