Cross River female senator, Rose Oko, dies at 63

A Peoples Democratic Party member representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the National Assembly is dead.

One of her aides who confirmed on condition of anonymity in Abuja on Tuesday morning,  said the late Senator died on Monday at the age of 63.

He said the late Oko died last night in a hospital,  in the United Kingdom.

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.