SAD: Delta Govt Official Dies At 60

Catherine Ilolo (Mrs.), a member of the Delta State Local Government Service Commission, (DSLGSC) has been reported dead.

Ilolo died Monday night at an undisclosed hospital in Oleh, Isoko South council area of the state after she was rushed haven complained a night before of some discomfort.

A family member who confirmed her death simply said, “she returned from Asaba and had gone to the hospital with the husband on Monday, but died at night”.

She was 60 years old and hails from Oleh community.

She was the first woman to emerge as a lawmaker in Isoko South Constituency 1, at the Delta State House of Assembly in 1991.

Her tenure was however, truncated by the then military government.

Hon. Ilolo was appointed by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, alongside four others in July 2019, to represent Delta South in the DSLGSC.