Okowa emerges Chairman South South Governor Forum

The Delta State Governor , Sen , Dr . Ifeanyi Okowa , has emerged the new Chairman of the South -South Governors ’ Forum.

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa

Okowa is succeeding the outgoing governor of Bayelsa State , Mr. Seriake Dickson , following the completion of his tenures on Friday, February 14 , 2020, as the governor of the state.

Okowa was selected after elaborate consultations by governors of the party in various places.

In a statement signed by the former governor of Bayelsa State, Dickson, through his Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Mr. Daniel Alabrah , said the outgoing Bayelsa governor called on the governors to extend the same cooperation to his successor.

Dickson stated , “ The forum could only collectively proffer solutions to the myriad of challenges confronting the South -South region if the governors worked as a team . ”