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Okon Edet
Okon Edet is a retired diplomat who was born in Bakassi peninsula in 1946 of a Bakassi native mother, Mma Obot Antigha Oku, and an Efiat father, Pa Etim Edet Effiong Asuquo, aka Es...view moreOkon Edet is a retired diplomat who was born in Bakassi peninsula in 1946 of a Bakassi native mother, Mma Obot Antigha Oku, and an Efiat father, Pa Etim Edet Effiong Asuquo, aka Esit Ayat of Esuk Ewang village in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, but fostered by a Bakassi native stepfather, Pa Benedict Edet Etim.
Edet holds a masters degree in international law and diplomacy (MILD) from the University of Lagos and a second class upper bachelor’s degree in modern European languages (Portuguese-French) from the University of Ife, Ile-Ife. Edet also studied international relations and diplomacy at the Nigerian Foreign Service Academy besides undergoing short duration language proficiency courses at the University of Abidjan, University of Sao Paulo, Iraq, and Poland.
Edet is a polyglot who during some twenty-eight years in the Foreign Service served on a number of occasions as interpreter and translator for various institutions and dignitaries, including heads of state. He is widely travelled, thanks to diplomatic postings that took him to the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Intellectually very endowed, competent, and hardworking, Edet’s years in the diplomatic service have bestowed rich experience which undoubtedly has greatly enhanced his understanding of the dilemma of his Bakassi people.
Edet is married to Christy Usim, and the couple have three lovely children: Dr. Isidor Antigha Edet, Ms. Rosetta Iquo Edet, and Barr. Henry Edet Okon Edetview less