Rose Oko | |
|---|---|
 Rose Okoji Oko | |
| Senator for Cross River North | |
| In office June 2015 – March 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Agom Jarigbe |
| Constituency | Cross River North |
| Member, House of Representatives | |
| In office June 2011 – June 2015 | |
| Constituency | Yala/Ogoja |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rose Okoji Oko 27 September 1956 Cross River State, Nigeria |
| Died | 23 March 2020 (aged 63) London, UK |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Ogbudu Ojeka and Agbo Ojeka |
| Education | SSC, B.A in Linguistic, M.A in Linguistic, PhD in Linguistic, M.B.A |
| Alma mater | WTC Primary School Enugu, Federal School of Art and Science Ogoja, University of Calabar, University of Wisconsin, Management Institute of Canada University of Port Harcourt, |
Rose Okoji Oko (27 September 1956 – 23 March 2020) was a Nigerian politician and senator.[1] She was a Member of the Federal House of Representatives from the People's Democratic Party (PDP), representing Yala/Ogoja Federal Constituency in Nigeria's 7th National Assembly. She was elected into office as the first female representative from her constituency in June 2011 and sat as Deputy Chairman House Committee on Education. She was the Senator representing the people of Cross River North Senatorial District. She was elected into office as the first female representative from her Senatorial District in June 2015.[2]
- ^ Ulom, Frank (24 March 2020). "BREAKING: Nigerian Senator Rose Oko Dies In A UK Hospital". The Paradise News. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Nigerian senator, Rose Oko, is dead". 24 March 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.