By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday mourned the death of a colleague, Senator Rose Oko.
Lawan said he received with shock the news of the death of the Senator, who until her death, was the chairperson, Senate Committee on Trade and Investment.
Senator Oko, who represented Cross River North Senatorial District at the Senate, died on Monday at a medical facility in the United Kingdom where she was receiving treatment.
Lawan, who commiserated with the deceased’s family and the loved ones she left behind, also condoled with the people and government of Cross River State over this loss.
A statement by Ola Awoniyi, Lawan’s Special Adviser (Media), which was sent to TheNiche on Tuesday, quoted the Senate President as saying that Senator Oko’s death was a great loss to the Senate and also to Nigerian women in politics.
“The Senate President said that the late Senator will be greatly missed by her Distinguished colleagues in the Ninth Assembly. He prayed that the Almighty God will comfort her family and grant them the fortitude to bear the loss,” the statement further said.
Senator Oko died at 63 on Monday night at a UK hospital.
Sources said she was flown to the UK about two weeks ago to receive treatments for an undisclosed illness.
She was a member of the Federal House of Representatives, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where she represented Yala/Ogoja Federal Constituency in the 7th National Assembly, and was the
Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Education.
