Politics

JUST IN: Cross River Female Senator, Rose Oko, Dies At 63

Rose Oko, Senator of the Peoples Democratic Party representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the National Assembly is dead.

This was made known by One of her aides,who spoke on condition of anonymity in Abuja on Tuesday morning said the late Senator died on Monday night in a hospital on the United Kingdom, she was aged 63.

She was the Chairman,  Senate Committee on Trade and Investment and a second term member of the National Assembly until her death.

The late Oko was born on September 27, 1956.

She was a member of the House of Representatives when she represented the  Yala/Ogoja Federal Constituency in the 7th National Assembly.

She was elected into office as the first female representative from her constituency in June 2011 and was Deputy Chairman House Committee on Education.

She was elected as the first female representative from her Senatorial District in June 2015, and re-elected in 2019.

Otunba T.J Abass

The Publisher, Ekohotblog.com

Share
Published by
Otunba T.J Abass

Recent Posts

Land Revocation: Wike Issues Fresh Ultimatum To Abuja Landowners Over C-Of-O

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has given owners of the 762…

56 minutes ago

Interswitch Partners Financial Services Innovators (FSI) to Empower Nigerian Youth

Interswitch, a leading integrated payments and digital commerce company in Africa, has reaffirmed its commitment…

2 hours ago

BREAKING: FG Launches Free Train Rides Nationwide For Yuletide

  FG launches free train rides nationwide for December 20 to January 5. Passengers must…

2 hours ago