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Joseph Oqua Ansa
Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Cross River South Senatorial District
In office
1979–1983
Succeeded bySenator Patrick Ani
Personal details
Born (1940-08-20) 20 August 1940 (age 83)
Nkonib (Ikot Ansa)
NationalityNigerian
Political partyNational Party of Nigeria
Alma materHope Waddell Training Institution
AwardsMember of the order of the Niger (MON)

Joseph Oqua Ansa was a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was elected two terms in 1979 and 1983 to represent Cross River South Senatorial District during the Nigerian Second Republic (1979–1983).[1] He was a member of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN)

Career[edit]

Senator Ansa was the chairman of Senate Committee on Labour and Productivity, he moved the motion which led to May Day being declared a public holiday and observed as workers day in Nigeria. It is also on record that he moved the "Senator for life" motion.[2]

Personal life and death[edit]

Joseph Oqua Ansa was married, he was a devoted Christian a labour unionist, writer and a politician, he died on 26 November 2019 after a brief illness, he is a father of 10 children, 14 grandchildren.[2]

On 11 March 2020, the Nigerian Senate observed minute's silence in his memory.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lawal, Tosin (2020-03-11). "Senate in session". Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  2. ^ a b "2nd Republic Senator representing C'River Southern Senatorial District laid to rest in Calabar | The Paradise". theparadise.ng. Retrieved 2021-07-13.