A Cross River Senator, Rose Oko is dead

Senator Rose Oko who represents the Cross Rivers North Senatorial District has died aged 63. According to family sources, she died last night at a UK medical facility.

Until her death, she wass a second term member of the Red Chamber of the National Assembly and the serving chairman, Senate Committee on Trade and Investment.

Late Senator Oko was a Member of the Federal House of Representatives from the ruling People’s 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 sat as Deputy Chairman House Committee on Education

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