Her Excellency, Ambassador Professor (Mrs) Monique Ekpong is a Professor of English. She was born on March 30, 1950 and hails from Idum, Mbube in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State.

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Mrs Ekpong started her political service at the grassroots, as Commissioner in the Teaching Service Commission, where she made history as first female commissioner in Cross River State. She has also been a Member of Ogoja Local Government Council Caretaker Committee.

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An academician; from being the Director of Schools in the old Polytechnic Calabar, she rose to become the Dean of Communication Arts in Cross River University of Technology. Her expertise and wealth of experience was then sought after by the state government to serve as Member of the Cross River Think Tank between the year 2002 and 2015.

Mrs Monique served as Professor of English at Veritas University, Abuja, before her appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari, as Nigerian Ambassador to Angola.