Cross River female Senator, representing Northern Senatorial District of the state, Dr. Mrs Rose Okoji Oko is dead.
The late Senator Oko, who was a second term member of the Red Chamber of the National Assembly and the serving chairman, Senate Committee on Trade and Investment, died last night at a UK medical facility, aged 63. .
Rose Okoji Oko, born on September 27, 1956, is a Nigerian politician and senator. She was a Member of the Federal House of Representatives from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Yala/Ogoja Federal Constituency in Nigeria’s 7th class of the National Assembly.
She was elected into office as the first female representative from her constituency in June 2011 and as Deputy Chairman House Committee on Education.
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