Essesien Ntekim was born in 1954 to the family of Ntekim Abasi Nneyo of Obufi, Okobo. He received early education at the prestigious Methodist Boys High School, Oron and the Univer...view moreEssesien Ntekim was born in 1954 to the family of Ntekim Abasi Nneyo of Obufi, Okobo. He received early education at the prestigious Methodist Boys High School, Oron and the University of Calabar in the southeastern part of Nigeria.
While working as a career diplomat in the Nigerian Foreign Service, he enroled and obtained a masters of arts degree in international relations from the City College, New York in 2004.
In addition to his diplomatic profession, Essesien Ntekim is always passionate about the place of Okobo Nation in the context of international relevance. His first book, Okobo: Story of a Nigerian People is a broad line approach aimed at giving a general outlook of Okobo both as a concept and a people.
He lives with his wife, Atim, and their four children in Tokyo, Japan.view less