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Governors are elected for a term of four years (maximum of two terms). All 36 governors are members of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, a non-partisan organization which represents states in discussions with the federal government. Other organizations for governors include the partisan Progressive Governors Forum and PDP Governors Forum.
This is a list of administrators and governors of Delta State, Nigeria, which was formed on 27 August 1991, [1] ...
Rt. Hon. Sheriff Francis Orohwedor Oborevwori (born 19 June 1963) is a Nigerian politician who is the current Governor of Delta State.He is the immediate past Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly as a representative of the Okpe Constituency of Delta State under the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria).
The first lady of the 36 states in Nigeria is the advisor to the governor and often plays a role in social activism. The position is traditionally held by the wife of the state governor. [ 1 ] However, the administration of Mohammed Buhari , President of Nigeria since 2015, nullified the Office of the First Lady.
The Itsekiri are a people of mixed ethnic origins who speak a language very closely related to the Yoruba of south western Nigeria and the Igala language of central Nigeria [11] but which has also borrowed some cultural practice from the Ijebu people, Ile-Ife and Benin, they engaged with Portuguese in trade terminologies, as the Itsekiri were the first people in Nigeria to establish contact ...
Former governor of Abia State. Dennis Osadebay: 29 June 1911: 26 December 1994: Nigerian politician, poet, journalist and former premier of the now defunct Mid-Western Region of Nigeria, which now comprises Edo and Delta State. Edward James Roye: 3 February 1815: 11 February 1872: Fifth President of Liberia from 1870 to his overthrow and ...
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.
Deputy Governor of Delta State; In office 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023: Governor: Ifeanyi Okowa: Preceded by: Amos Utuama: Succeeded by: Monday Onyeme: Personal details; Born 17 April 1968 (age 56) Oporoza,Warri South West, Delta State, Nigeria. Relations: Chief Dennis Otuaro, Jerry Otuaro: Parent(s) Mr Napoleon Burutu Otuaro, Mrs Penapena ...