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General News of Tuesday, 24 March 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Nigerian female senator, Rose Oko, dies in the UK

Late senator Rose Oko Late senator Rose Oko

A Nigerian senator representing the Cross River North Senatorial District in the National Assembly has died in the United Kingdom on Monday.

Aged 63, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member passed on last night in a hospital in the United Kingdom, according to one of her aides who confirmed to our correspondent on condition of anonymity in Abuja on Tuesday morning.

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

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.

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