Okowa

Watchers of Delta politics said he campaigned for Peter Obi-Datti ticket, and not Atiku-Okowa in the presidential election last February after falling out with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who appointed him Government secretary in 2019.

Ovwata said that he took strong exception to the decision of the Urhobo royal fathers to pass a vote of confidence on Governor Okowa, another way of saying they were throwing their weight behind Okowa’s re-election bid.

According to Momodu, he also lost in the PDP presidential primary and he has moved on, adding that the party has been fair to its southern bloc and he is fully supporting his party's flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar, and the running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa.

After the stormy encounter, Okowa, and the forces that stood with him overpowered Ibori, the leader of the famous Ibori PDP political dynasty, of which he (the governor) is a member, as they successfully delivered the party’s candidate, Rt.

At Aviara, he told the people that that Okowa is deceiving himself, but he will not be vice president.

Based on the 2005 Pension Law Governor Ifeanyi Okowa would enjoy generous retirement goodies courtesy of the Delta State Governor and Deputy Governor Pension Rights and other Benefits Law of 2005 signed by former governor James Ibori.

Clark alleged that Okowa has 13 companies adding that he diverted the 13 percent (derivation funds) into his 13 firms while sidelining the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission.

Clark stated these in an open letter to Okowa dated Thursday, January 2 2023, titled, ‘Your dictatorial government and the reign of unaccountability in Delta State’, obtained by The PUNCH in Abuja.

Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, said his administration had provided the judiciary in the state right tools, including personnel and environment conducive for ease of dispensation of justice.

Governor Okowa was named by the same factors that conspired to abandon zoning.

He didn’t support Tinubu, but supported the Senate President, Ahmed Lawal, hoping to run as his vice presidential candidate, what he accused Okowa of doing with Atiku Abubakar.

Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori as the governorship flagbearer of the PDP in the state, Okowa said that the candidate was the choice of the people based on his victory at the party’s primaries.

Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Monday reiterated his administration’s resolve to leave an enduring legacy in the education and other sectors in the state.

Ifeanyi Okowa, the ’s vice-presidential candidate, said Mr Yakubu had “a moral obligation to save this nation” by stopping the count.

In Delta North, aside from Asaba, Oshimili South LGA and Ika North East LGA where Okowa hails, there is the perception that the PDP has failed to address the developmental challenge facing them.

In his remarks, the Director General Atiku/ Okowa Kogi PDP Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Arch. Yomi Awoniyi, commended the donor for his magnanimity to the party and assured that the money and the vehicles would be utilized judiciously.

It was further learnt that the police acted on the directives of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sheriff Oborevwhori.

Okowa disclosed that the project would not be completed before the end of his administration but assured that it would be ready for inauguration in the early part of Rt.

Okowa in a statement posted on his verified Twitter handle today strongly advised against resorting to violence and burning down of banks.

Okowa said his administration had constructed over 2,000 kilometres of roads and 1,000 drainages and many bridges linking various communities, including riverine communities in the state.