Eva Lokko | |
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12th Director-General of the GBC | |
In office August 2002 – November 2005 | |
Nominated by | National Media Commission |
President | John Kufuor |
Preceded by | Seth Ago-Adjetey |
Succeeded by | Yaw Owusu Addo (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Eva Naa Merley Lokko |
Died | 6 October 2016 (aged 64) |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | Progressive People's Party |
Spouse | Nii K. Bentsi-Enchill |
Children | 2 |
Education | Wesley Girls' High School |
Occupation | |
Profession | Engineer |
Eva Naa Merley Lokko (died 6 October 2016) was a Ghanaian civil servant, engineer and politician. She was the first woman to be chosen as the vice-presidential candidate of the Progressive People's Party (PPP).[1]
She partnered the flagbearer of the PPP, Paa Kwesi Nduom in the 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections.[2][3] She was also the first female Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.[4]