In 2023 the PDP's presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar nominated then Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate because of the state's political weight and financial muscle...
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He took all elected officials including his predecessor Ifeanyi Okowa who was the PDP's vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 elections...
He was accompanied by former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa the PDP's Vice-Presidential candidate in the last election...
In 2023 Ibori and the outgoing Governor of Delta State Ifeanyi Okowa were feuding...
He partly bases his suspicion on Emefiele's friendship with the PDP's vice-presidential candidate Ifeanyi Okowa...
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When Atiku chose Ifeanyi Okowa Governor of Delta state and a medical doctor as his running mate it set off a row in the party (AC Vol 63 No 15 Presidential race tightens after flagbearers pick running mates)...
The disillusioned are roundly rejecting the PDP and APC candidates Abubakar and Tinubu – and their running mates Ifeanyi Okowa and Kashim Shettima – because they are mainstream politicians loyal to the political class that is lambasted for corrupt dealings and failing to deliver basic security to the people let alone high-quality education and health care...
Atiku's choice of Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa as running mate was pressed on him by the other PDP governors in the south and may be something of a consolation prize for them (AC Vol 63 No 14 Atiku and Tinubu clash on the economy)...
Atiku has selected Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa who provides geographic and religious balance to Atiku's northern Adamawa State Muslim origins but shows again the importance of the oil-producing states to the economy...
Atiku went down the conventional route and plumped for the governor of Delta state Ifeanyi Okowa the choice of the party's state governors...