Lutheran High School, Obot Idim

Lutheran High School
Office building of the Principal, Lutheran High School, Obot Idim
Location
Obot Idim, Ibesikpo Asutan L.G.A Akwa Ibom Nigeria
Coordinates	4°35′04″N7°33′11″E / 4.584356°N 7.553148°E / 4.584356; 7.553148
Information
Motto	In Deo Stamus
Opened	1950
Principal	Ifiok Umanah
Grades	JS1-SS3
Gender	Boys and Girls
Houses	4 (Ekong, Konz, Luther, Nau)
Color(s)	White   Navy Blue   Light Blue

Staff Office at Lutheran High School, Obot Idim

Lutheran High School, Obot Idim is a Christian high school in Ibesikpo Asutan local government, Akwa Ibom. The school has an average class size of 20 students. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

Lutheran High School, Obot Idim was established in 1950. Rev. John Louis Konz was the first principal of the school. About 500 candidates took the first-ever entrance examination of the school, and only 28 were successful.

Some Lutheran High School, Obot Idim, students gather near their school's entrance to welcome guests, 25 February 2022

The school kicked off with the 28 successful candidates on the premises of Boechler Memorial Primary School.

Few years after its establishment, the school started seeing an increase in the number of applications. And by 1961, the student population had risen to 348. The number of teachers had also increased. That prompted the Lutheran Church of Nigeria to move the school from the Boechler Memorial Primary School to its present location. ^[4]

Notable alumni

Politics

• Etim Okpoyo - Former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State
• Onofiok Luke - Member, representing Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium in the House of Representatives

Academia

• Prof. Akan Williams - former Acting Vice Chancellor, Covenant University ^[5]

Military

• Air Marshal Nsikak Eduok - Former Chief of Air Staff

Air Commodore Ita Udoh Ime, former Minister of Aviation

Deputy Inspector General of police , E.Nkanga

References

1. "Engr. Etteh: Tracing the Trajectory (1) - The Nation Nigeria". The Nation Nigeria. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
2. Newswatch: Nigeria's Weekly Magazine. Newswatch Communications. 2008-01-01.
3. Who's who in Nigeria. Nigerian Printing and Publishing Company. 1956-01-01.
4. EfiokAbasi, Mike (2010). "Chapter 1: Lutheran High School, Obot Idim: How it all began (Historical perspective). Lutheran High School, Obot Idim (Essays in Celebration of 60 Years of Excellence in Academic Development and Leadership)". In Akpan, Martin (ed.). Lutheran High School, Obot Idim (Essays in Celebration of 60 Years of Excellence in Academic Development and Leadership). Goshen-Gate Publishing House. pp. 1–3.
5. "Covenant University Appoints Professor Akan Williams Acting Vice-Chancellor". independent.ng. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.