Ifeanyi Okowa

Ifeanyi Okowa CON
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Governor of Delta State
In office 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023
Deputy	Kingsley Otuaro[1]
Preceded by	Emmanuel Uduaghan
Succeeded by	Sheriff Oborevwori
Senator for Delta North
In office 29 May 2011 – 29 May 2015
Preceded by	Patrick Osakwe
Succeeded by	Peter Nwaoboshi
Personal details
Born	Ifeanyichukwu Arthur Okowa (1959-07-08) 8 July 1959 (age 65) Owa-Alero, Eastern Region, British Nigeria (now Owa-Alero, Delta State, Nigeria)
Political party	Peoples Democratic Party
Residence	Asaba, Delta State
Alma mater	University of Ibadan
Profession	Politician, medical doctor

Ifeanyichukwu Arthur Okowa CON (born 8 July 1959) is a Nigerian doctor and politician who served as Governor of Delta State from May 2015 to May 2023.^[2] A member of the Peoples Democratic Party, he was the party's vice presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election running alongside Atiku Abubakar who was the presidential candidate.^[3][4]

Born in Owa-Alero in 1959, Okowa graduated from the University of Ibadan in 1981. After his undergraduate education, he worked as a medical officer for several years before entering politics. Okowa first established himself in local politics before entering the state cabinet of Governor James Ibori in 1999. After leaving cabinet in 2006, Okowa made a failed primary bid for governor before returning to the state cabinet under his former opponent Emmanuel Uduaghan. By 2011, Okowa moved to national politics and successfully ran for Senator for Delta North. After four years in the Senate, he returned to Delta and was elected governor by a wide margin in 2015 becoming the first ethnic Ika (Igbo speaking) or person from the state's north to be governor. Okowa was later re-elected by a similar margin in 2019.^{[citation needed]}