Former Rivers Governor, Anthony Ukpo Dies At 74

A former Military Governor of Rivers State, Brigadier- General Anthony Ukpo, is Dead.

According to a family source, Ukpo died at his Asi Ukpo Calabar Hospital, early Monday morning.

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He died after a brief illness at the of 74.

Born July 16, 1947, The late General was Minister of Information and Culture, and then Governor of Rivers State, from August 1986 until July 1988, during the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida.