Melford Okilo

Melford Obiene Okilo
1st Governor of Rivers State
In office
October 1979 – December 1983
DeputyFrank Eke
Preceded bySuleiman Saidu
Succeeded byFidelis Oyakhilome
Member of Parliament
In office
1956–1964
ConstituencyBrass
Minister of Commerce and Tourism
In office
December 1993 – July 1994
Senator for Bayelsa East
In office
May 1999 – May 2003
Personal details
Born30 November 1933
Emakalakala, Ogbia, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Died5 July 2008 (aged 74)

Melford Obiene Okilo (30 November 1933 – 5 July 2008) had a long and distinguished career as a politician in Nigeria from the start of independence in 1960 until shortly before his death in 2008. He was a member of parliament (1956–1964) and a Minister in the Nigerian First Republic. He was the first elected Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria (1979–1983) during the Nigerian Second Republic.[1] Later he was Senator for Bayelsa East, in Bayelsa State (1999–2003) during the Nigerian Fourth Republic.[2]

  1. ^ "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  2. ^ Samuel Oyadongha & Emmanuel Aziken (July 2008). "Melford Okilo, 74, is Dead". Vanguard. Retrieved 2010-03-31.