The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Akwa Ibom State chapter, has appointed Samuel Enobong Akpan as the new Head of Media to handle its publicity and media relations.
Akpan is the immediate-past General Manager and Head of Station of Inspiration 105.9 FM, Uyo.
Announcing the appointment in a press statement issued in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital and signed by the State Chairman of AFAN, Prince Bassey Inwang, he hinted that the New Media Head of the umbrella body of all farmers in the State was bringing in a wealth of experience spanning over 25 years in the media.
According to Prince Inwang, Mr. Akpan will help shape AFAN’s image in Akwa Ibom by ensuring that all activities of the Association are adequately captured by the thriving media houses in the State and beyond.
He noted that Samuel Enobong Akpan, a member of the Prestigious Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) is also an Organic Poultry farmer and was the producer and presenter of a popular Agric program on radio in Akwa Ibom State known as ‘Agriculture and You’.
He was the first Channels Television Correspondent in the Niger Delta region based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He was also a former Head of News of AIT & Raypower FM in Port Harcourt before joining Love FM Crowther Radio, Abuja as the General Manager/Head of Station.
The AFAN chairman enjoined the new Media Head to work assiduously towards the visibility of the Association in the State.