A former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Annie Okonkwo has died.
Okonkwo was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2007 to represent the Anambra Central Senatorial Zone in Anambra State.
Okonkwo had about 2021, set up a popular mobile device called Zoombile which offered data and calls services.
It however went moribund about 2012 after intense competition from other bigger service providers.
His son, Uchenna Harris Okonkwo, has been elected into the House of Representatives for Idemili North and Idemili South Federal Constituencies, Anambra State.