Remembering Mrs Margaret Ekpo
Nigerian Village Square republishes an interview with the late Mrs Margeret Ekpo by the Chinua Achebe Foundation.
Margaret Ekpo, a giant of 20th century Nigerian politics, and a pioneer activist of women’s rights, is an icon. She was born in 1914 in Creek Town – in present day Cross River State – to Okoroafor Obiasulor, a native of Agulu-Uzo-Igbo near Awka in Anambra State, and Inyang Eyo Aniemewue from the Royal stock of King Eyo Honesty II of Creek Town.
Mrs Ekpo along with the late Fumilayo Ransome Kuti was one of Nigeria’s most ardent political activists and campaigners for women’s rights.
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To think that it was not until I was 25 and studying outsde of Nigeria, that I only became aware of the rich history of advocacy that these Margaret Ekpo and Funmilayo Ransome Juti (and before them the likes of Queen Amina). To them I owe a lot of who I am today and the better person I hope to be tomorrow.
I only got to know Mrs Ekpo was still alive a while back when I read her interview with Onyeka. All thru my days at UNN (We had a Margaret Ekpo Hall), I didn’t know she was still alive.
A great woman, PERIOD.
She is a giant. And like Ababoy I thought she has passed on. The like of these women changed history and I am happy for that
but this psot was done in 2006, is she still alive at the moment?
No she is late as the post states.
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I read this post awhile ago on Nigeria village square and felt sad about how we dont even know where we come from… what we can draw from
she died blind but very vigorous. very clear about which relentlessly self promoting persons without purpose she did NOT want on the board of her foundation. lol