Kimse Okoko

Kimse A. B. Okoko (c. 1940 – 13 September 2020) was a Nigerian political scientist. He was emeritus professor of political science at the University of Port Harcourt, a two-time President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), and served as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Uyo.[1] He also served as President of the Conference of Ethnic Nationalities in the Niger Delta.[1] He hailed from Obunagha community, Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.[1]

Death

Okoko died on 13 September 2020 at a hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, after a prolonged illness, six months after the death of his son Keniebi Okoko, a businessman and former Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Bayelsa State.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Former Ijaw congress president, Kimse Okoko, dies at 80". Punch. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "IYC mourns as ex-INC boss dies at 80". The Nation. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
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