Melford Okilo
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.Later he was Senator for Bayelsa East, in Bayelsa State (1999–2003) during the Nigerian Fourth Republic.
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1979 Rivers State gubernatorial election1983 Rivers State gubernatorial electionAlex IbruBayelsa_StateFidelis OyakhilomeFirst Governor of Rivers StateFrank EkeGovernor of Rivers StateHenry Seriake DicksonHoratio AgedahIndex of Rivers State–related articlesList of governors of Rivers StateMelford Obiene OkiloNigerian National Assembly delegation from BayelsaObolo peopleSuleiman Saidu
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Melford Okilo
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.Later he was Senator for Bayelsa East, in Bayelsa State (1999–2003) during the Nigerian Fourth Republic.
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1933-11-30
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Emakalakala, Ogbia, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
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Minister of Commerce and Tourism
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