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 Senatorial District 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.
Factor | Score |
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Fiscal Sustainability Index | 3.83 % |
Human Development | 15 % |
Legality, Rule of Law & Regulatory Quality | 14.31 % |
Level of Corruption & Access to Information | 6.09 % |
Security Performance Score | 5.01 % |
Transparency, Accountability & Participation/ Inclusion | 30 % |
Overall Score | 67 % |
The bar chart describes the governance performace for Delta State for (2020).
Each bar represents the performance of the labelled year.
Delta State (recognized on August 27, 1991) is an oil and agricultural producing state in Nigeria. It is situated in the region known as the South-South geo-political zone with a population of 4,112,445 (males: 2,069,309; females: 2,043,136). The capital city is Asaba, located at the northern end of the state, with an estimated area of 762 square kilometres (294 sq mi), while Warri is the economic nerve center of the state and also the most populated. It is located in the southern end of the state. The state has a total land area of 16,842 square kilometres (6,503 sq mi).