HRM KING EKE HRM KING Frank

1931 - 2013  (81 years)

• Name	EKE HRM KING Frank
  	First civilian governor of Rivers State Deputy Governor of Rivers State
  Prefix	HRM KING
  Birth	27 June 1931	Rivers State, Nigeria
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Eze Gbaka-Gbaka Of Ikwerre Land
  Physical Description	From October 1979 to December 1983  [1]
  	first Deputy Governor of Rivers State
  Individual ID	B5B61227F1874FC1982BC59E7571E57C99F7
  Death	4 January 2013	Rivers State, Nigeria   [1]
  Person ID	I3704	Igbo Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2020

  
  

  Family	EKE Beatrice Chiebonam
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	B4B6DC94E13040D49BCA1D68CAD2C70C5852
  Children	1. EKE Graham           b. Woji, Obio-Akpor L.G.A, Rivers State, Nigeria   2. EKE Ada           b. Woji, Obio-Akpor L.G.A, Rivers State, Nigeria   3. EKE Ngozi           b. Woji, Obio-Akpor L.G.A, Rivers State, Nigeria   4. EKE Onyinye           b. Woji, Obio-Akpor L.G.A, Rivers State, Nigeria   5. EKE Frank           b. Woji, Obio-Akpor L.G.A, Rivers State, Nigeria   6. EKE Dammy Azunda           b. 1989, Woji, Obio-Akpor L.G.A, Rivers State, Nigeria           d. 28 Apr 2019, Rivers State, Nigeria (Age 30 years)   7. EKE Leslie           b. Woji, Obio-Akpor L.G.A, Rivers State, Nigeria
  Family ID	F558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2020

  
  

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  HRM KING Frank Eke

  
  

• Notes

  Deputy Governor of Rivers State 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 Melford Okilo and the first Ikwerre man to study at the Harvard University USA. He was from Woji. 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 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [X315] Wikipedia Contributors, Wikipedia, (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.), 09 Aug 2020, https:/​/​en​.wikipedia​.org/​wiki/​Frank_​Eke (Reliability: 3).