Former information minister and military administrator of Rivers, retired Brig.-Gen. Anthony Ukpo, is dead.
Ukpo, who was minister during General Ibrahim Babangida’s regime and later military administrator of Rivers State, died on Monday morning.
Mr Leonard Anyogu, the secretary of the Ogoja State Creation Committee, which was chaired by Ukpo, confirmed the former military administrator’s death.
His two seniors in the family, Madam Lydia Ukpo died in the USA, while Archbishop Joseph Edra Ukpo also died recently.
Anyogu said that Ukpo died early Monday morning in a hospital.
He said that Ukpo died as a result of lingering sickness.
“I can confirm that the former Milad died this morning. He died in a hospital this morning.
“It is very sad. Cross River State has lost an asset,” the constitutional lawyer said. ##
