Press Release
One of the leading pioneers of the
Nigerian advertising industry, Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Sylvester Moemeke, has passed
on at the age of 82. He died peacefully in his home on Friday, March 8, 2015.
Mr. Moemeke, aptly described as the
‘father’ of Nigerian advertising, was
born on December 28, 1933 at Onicha-Uku, in Aniocha-North LGA of Delta State.
He attended schools in Ikot-Ekpene, Lagos and Benin before proceeding to London
for his university education.
On his return from the UK, he worked
briefly with UAC before joining Lintas Lagos, as it was then called. He rose
through the ranks to become the first indigenous Chairman and Managing
Director, before his retirement.
‘IS’ as Moemeke was fondly called,
was the pioneer Chairman of APCON, the second president of AAPN, now AAAN, the
body of Advertising agencies, which he was instrumental in founding.
He was a Fellow of numerous
professional bodies and a life-long adviser to the government of Delta State.
Mr. Moemeke’s funeral arrangements
will be announced by his family.
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