Eva Lokko

Eva Lokko
12th Director-General of the GBC
In office
August 2002 – November 2005
Nominated byNational Media Commission
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Preceded bySeth Ago-Adjetey
Succeeded byYaw Owusu Addo (acting)
Personal details
Born
Eva Naa Merley Lokko
Died6 October 2016 (aged 64)
NationalityGhanaianGhana 
Political partyProgressive People's Party
SpouseNii K. Bentsi-Enchill
Children2
EducationWesley Girls' High School
Occupation
ProfessionEngineer

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]

  1. ^ "PPP Choses [sic] Eva Lokko; First Female Running Mate". Spyghana. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Profile Announcement for Eva Naa Merley Lokko, Vice Presidential Candidate for the Progressive People's Party". ModernGhana. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. ^ "PPP Choses [sic] Eva Lokko; First Female Running Mate Go to article". Sturvs Ghana. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  4. ^ "PPP begins three-day mourning for Eva Lokko today". Daily Graphic (20198): 17. October 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-24.