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Mary Mitchell Slessor (2 December 1848 – 13 January 1915) was a Scottish Presbyterian missionary to Nigeria. Once in Nigeria, Slessor learned Efik , one of the numerous local languages, then began teaching.
Mary Slessor. Mary Mitchell Slessor was a Scottish missionary sent to Nigeria by the United Presbyterian Church in the 19th century. [34] Mary Slessor's House, built around 1880 in Akpap Village, Calabar, Cross River State, is one of the monuments dedicated to her memory.
In 1876, Mary Slessor, a Scottish missionary was assigned to the Efik territory in Calabar, Nigeria. She was 28 years old at the time of her appointment. [15] She had a genuine interest in the rights and well-being of women and children, and worked towards educating local people about twin births. [7]
The school started in 1895. Slessor landed in Calabar in 1876. Mary Mitchell Slessor, a driving force behind establishment of the institute. The Scottish missionary Mary Mitchell Slessor, who had done much work with the Efik people around Calabar, was a driving force behind the establishment of the Institute. [2]
The works of the Presbyterian Church in Calabar from Scotland by missionaries like Rev Hope M. Waddell, who arrived in Calabar 10 April 1846, in the 19th century and that of Mary Slessor of Calabar are examples. Small missionary movements were allowed to start up, generally in the 1920s, after the middle belt was considered pacified.
Upon retirement in 1919, she returned to Orkney, but only stayed a few years before going back to Africa, to live out her days in Nigeria, training young women as nurses and caring for children. Graham died at Arochukwu in 1933, aged 73 years. Her remains were buried next to those of her friend and colleague, Mary Slessor, in Calabar.
Alexander Ross (31 October 1838 – 6 May 1884) was a Scottish missionary with the United Presbyterian Church (Scotland) in Duke Town, Old Calabar, West Africa along with other notable missionaries including William Anderson, Hugh Goldie, and Mary Slessor.
Ita Solomon Enang was born on 23 August 1962. He attended the Presbyterian Teachers Training College, Ididep, Akwa Ibom State (1974–1979). He was admitted to the University of Calabar [7] in 1980 where he read Law, graduating in 1984. He went on to the Nigerian Law School, Lagos and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985.