Rita Akpan
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Rita Akpan is a Nigeria
n teacher who was Federal Minister of Women affairs in the cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo between July 2003 and June 2005.
, Eugene, USA. From 1968 and 1986 she worked with the American International School, Victoria Island, Lagos and the Federal Ministry of Education. She served as Head of French Department, Federal Government Girls' College, Calabar, Federal Inspector of French Language and later as Vice Principal, Federal Government Girls College, Calabar.
Rita Akpan was once a secretary to the Akwa Ibom
state government during the first tenure of the Governor Victor Attah
administration. She was also a cabinet member during the first civilian administration of Obong Akpan Isemin.
She was appointed Special Adviser on Information and Culture to the Akwa-Ibom State Governor in 1992. She also served as State Commissioner for Education in 1993 and Secretary to State Government, Akwa-Ibom State, between 1999 and 2000.
In January 2005 Akpan introduced the second periodic report on Nigeria to the United Nations
Committee on the Rights of the Child
. She said Nigeria had taken concrete steps towards Rights of the Child Convention since it had presented its initial report.
She was reported to have fallen from favor with President Obasanjo as being an associate of Akwa Ibom Governor Victor Attah
, with whom Obasanjo had a disagreement.
She was dropped from the cabinet in June 2005.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n teacher who was Federal Minister of Women affairs in the cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo between July 2003 and June 2005.
Background
Rita Akpan was born on 28 September 1944 in Akwa-Ibom State. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Languages and a Master of Art in Education from the University of OregonUniversity of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
, Eugene, USA. From 1968 and 1986 she worked with the American International School, Victoria Island, Lagos and the Federal Ministry of Education. She served as Head of French Department, Federal Government Girls' College, Calabar, Federal Inspector of French Language and later as Vice Principal, Federal Government Girls College, Calabar.
Rita Akpan was once a secretary to the Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria named after the Qua Iboe river. It is located in the coastal South-Southern part of the country, lying between latitudes 4°321 and 5°331 North, and longitudes 7°251 and 8°251 East...
state government during the first tenure of the Governor Victor Attah
Victor Attah
Obong Victor Bassey Attah was governor of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the ruling People's Democratic Party .-Background:...
administration. She was also a cabinet member during the first civilian administration of Obong Akpan Isemin.
She was appointed Special Adviser on Information and Culture to the Akwa-Ibom State Governor in 1992. She also served as State Commissioner for Education in 1993 and Secretary to State Government, Akwa-Ibom State, between 1999 and 2000.
Minister of Women Affairs
In October 2004, during a workshop on the socio-economic implications of human trafficking and child labour, Akpan noted that Nigeria was the first and only country in West Africa to enact an anti-human trafficking act.In January 2005 Akpan introduced the second periodic report on Nigeria to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Committee on the Rights of the Child
The Committee on the Rights of the Child is a body of independent experts that monitors and reports on implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by governments that ratify the Convention...
. She said Nigeria had taken concrete steps towards Rights of the Child Convention since it had presented its initial report.
She was reported to have fallen from favor with President Obasanjo as being an associate of Akwa Ibom Governor Victor Attah
Victor Attah
Obong Victor Bassey Attah was governor of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the ruling People's Democratic Party .-Background:...
, with whom Obasanjo had a disagreement.
She was dropped from the cabinet in June 2005.