PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar on Thursday announced Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate in the 2023 general elections. Here are 10 facts about the former chairman, commissioner and senator thus:
1. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, born on 8 July 1959, an Ika, hails from Owa-Alero in Delta State.
2. He attended Edo College, Benin City (1970–1976).
3. A Surgeon, with an MBBS degree, OKowa graduated from the University of Ibadan in 1981.
4. He worked with the Bendel State Hospitals Management Board as a Medical Officer.
5. He became Secretary to the Ika Local Government and then Chairman of the Ika North-East Local Government Council (1991–1993).
6. He served as a Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources (July 1999 – April 2001), Water Resources Development (April 2001 – May 2003) and Health (September 2003 – October 2006).
7. He was elected senator for Delta North Senatorial District in April 2011.
8. He was inaugurated as a governor on 29 May 2015 after winning the state elections conducted in April 2015
9. He is also the first person from Anioma to clinch the governorship position of Delta State.
10. He was re-elected as the governor of Delta State on May 29, 2019.
