Former governor of Rivers State, Brigadier General Stephen Anthony Ukpo is dead.

According to reports, Ukpo who was a former Minister of Information and Culture during the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida, died on Monday, September 5 in Asi Ukpo Calabar Hospital after a brief illness.

He was 74 years old.

After preceding Fidelis Oyakhilome as Governor of Rivers State in August 1986, he was succeeded by Ernest Olawunmi Adelaye in July 1988.

He hailed from Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State.

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Constitutional lawyer, Leonard Anyogu, secretary of the Ogoja State Creation Committee which was chaired by Ukpo, confirmed the former Military Administrator’s death.

Last week, two of his elder siblings died.

Madam Lydia Ukpo died in the USA alongside Archbishop Joseph Ezra Ukpo.

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