Ifeanyi Okowa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ifeanyi Okowa
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jul 8, 1959(1959-07-08)
Age	65
Birthplace	Delta State
Country	Nigeria
Horoscope	Cancer

Ifeanyi Okowa Biography

Ifeanyi Okowa is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on July 8, 1959 in Delta State, Nigeria.

Okowa was born at Owa-Alero in Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta State. He attended Edo College, Benin City (1970–1976), then went on to the University of Ibadan where he studied Medicine and Surgery, graduating in 1981 with an MBBS degree. After leaving the National Youth Service Corps, he worked with the Bendel State Hospitals Management Board as a Medical Officer. He entered private practice as Director, Victory Medical Centre, Igbanke in 1986.

Okowa became Secretary to the Ika Local Government and then Chairman of the Ika North-East Local Government Council (1991–1993). He was Delta North Coordinator of the Grassroots Democratic Movement (GDM). He joined the PDP in 1998, and assisted in Governor James Ibori’s campaign in 1998/1999. He served as a Commissioner in the Delta State government for Agriculture and Natural Resources (July 1999 – April 2001), Water Resources Development (April 2001 – May 2003) and Health (September 2003 – October 2006).

Ifeanyi Okowa Net Worth

Ifeanyi Okowa is one of the richest Politician from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ifeanyi Okowa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa (born 8 July 1959) is a Nigerian politician who is the incumbent Governor of Delta State. He was inaugurated as a governor on 29 May 2015 after winning the state elections conducted in April 2015. Before his governorship, he was elected senator for Delta North, in Delta State, Nigeria, in the April 2011 national elections. He ran on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He is an Ika from Owa-Alero in Delta State, Nigeria. He is also the first person from Anioma to clinch the governorship position of Delta State. He was re-elected as the governor of Delta State on May 29, 2019.

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Who is Ifeanyi Okowa Dating?

According to our records, Ifeanyi Okowa married to Dame Edith Okowa. As of December 1, 2023, Ifeanyi Okowa’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Igor Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Ifeanyi Okowa celebrates birthday on July 8 of every year.

Top Facts about Ifeanyi Okowa

1. Ifeanyichukwu Arthur Okowa was born 8 July 1959 in Owa-Alero in Ika North- East Local Government Area of Delta State in Nigeria.
2. Okowa is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party who is the VP nominee in the 2023 presidential election.
3. He graduated from the University of Ibadan in 1981 with an MBBS degree and worked in private practice.
4. He first established himself in local politics before joining the Delta State cabinet of Governor James Ibori in 1999.
5. He moved to national politics in 2011 successfully running for Senator for Delta North.
6. Okowa was elected Governor of Delta State by wide margin in 2015 becoming the first ethnic Ika or north Deltaite to be governor.
7. He was re-elected by a similar margin in 2019.
8. In 2020, he established University of Delta at his hometown of Agbor, and set up University of Science and Technology in Ozoro and Dennis Osadebe University in Anwai in Delta State.
9. His administration announced the partial privatization of the state-owned Delta Line bus company in 2017.
10. In 2019, an investigation found irregularities in the Delta State Auditor-General’s annual report.
11. Several ministries, departments and agencies along with the State House of Assembly were implicated in the report.
12. Office of the Secretary to State Government was unable to account for ₦278.5 million in public funds.
13. Members of the Okowa administration were illegally ignoring Freedom of Information requests.
14. State Board of Internal Revenue questionable use of ₦107.74 million in funds.
15. Several ministries were involved in extra-budgetary expenditures along with inflated costs for House of Assembly members’ vehicles.