Frank Adiele Eke (27 June 1931 – 4 January 2013), was a Nigerian medical doctor and politician. He was the first
Deputy Governor of Rivers State, serving from 1979 to 1983 under
Governor
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Melford Okilo
Melford Obiene Okilo (30 November 1933 – 5 July 2008) was a Nigerian politician who served as a member of parliament from 1956 to 1964 and as a minister during the Nigerian First Republic. He was the first elected governor of Rivers State, Nig ...
Education
he was first
Ikwerre man to study at the Harvard University USA, where he earned a Master of Public Health in 1972.
[https://nigerianimage.com/2021/08/13/his-majesty-amb-king-prof-sir-dr-frank-adele-eke/] He was from Woji.
Death
He died on 4 January 2013 after a short illness. Prior to his death, he was the paramount ruler of Evo Kingdom in
Obio-Akpor
Obio-Akpor is a Local Government Area in the metropolis of Port Harcourt in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is one of the major centres of economic activities in Nigeria, and one of the major cities of the Niger Delta region, with industries and comp ...
local government area.
His full title was HRM. King Dr (Amb) Sir Frank Adiele Eke (Eze Gbakagbaka of Evo land).
Family
He was married to Evang. Beatrice Chiebonam Eke and had 6 children with her as follows: Leslie Eke, Graham Eke, Ada Eke, Ngozi Oyewole, Onyinye Unachukwu and Frank Eke.
See also
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List of people from Rivers State
The following is a list of Wikipedia:Notability, notable people who were born in Rivers State, lived in Rivers State, or for whom Rivers State is a significant part of their identity.
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*George Abbey (footballer), George Abbey (born 1978), ...
References
1931 births
2013 deaths
Deputy governors of Rivers State
Medical doctors from Rivers State
Ikwerre people
People from Obio-Akpor
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health alumni
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