Stephen Anthony Ukpo was Minister of Information and Culture, and then Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria, from August 1986 until July 1988 during the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida.
11 Facts About Anthony Ukpo
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Anthony Ukpo was a member of the inner circle of army officers who arranged the bloodless coup on 27 August 1985 when General Muhammadu Buhari was replaced by General Ibrahim Babangida.
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Anthony Ukpo was appointed deputy director, Defence Intelligence Agency.
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Anthony Ukpo was appointed military governor of Rivers State on 26 August 1986.
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Anthony Ukpo reassigned to become principal staff officer to President Ibrahim Babangida in July 1988.
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Anthony Ukpo's wife, Sally Ufuoma Ukpo, was a teacher and in 2006 was running a travel and tours company.
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When Cross River state Governor Donald Duke put up the Metropolitan Hotel for sale, Anthony Ukpo was said to have made the highest bid of N600 million.
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Anthony Ukpo's offer was turned down, and the hotel later sold for N200 million.
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Anthony Ukpo was the leader of a partnership to construct the railway.
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Anthony Ukpo said that the mono-rail would be the first of its kind in Africa.
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Anthony Ukpo has been a vocal voice in politics right from the grass root to the federal level.