Melford Okilo

Melford Obiene Okilo
11th Governor of Rivers State
In office
October 1979  December 1983
DeputyFrank Eke
Preceded bySuleiman Saidu
Succeeded byFidelis Oyakhilome
Member of Parliament
In office
1956–1964
ConstituencyBrass
Minister of Commerce and Tourism
In office
December 1993  July 1994
Senator for Bayelsa East
In office
May 1999  May 2003
Personal details
Born30 November 1933
Emakalakala, Ogbia, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Died5 July 2008 (aged 74)

Melford Obiene Okilo (30 November 1933 – 5 July 2008) was a Nigerian politician who served as a member of parliament from 1956 to 1964 and as a minister during the Nigerian First Republic. He was the first elected governor of Rivers State, Nigeria, serving from 1979 to 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic. Later he represented Bayelsa East as a senator in the Nigerian Fourth Republic from 1999 to 2003.