Former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has declared his intention to run for the state senatorial district.

Okowa made the declaration on Monday as the 2027 general elections draw closer.

DAILY POST reports that the seat is currently occupied by billionaire businessman Ned Nwoko, embattled husband of Nollywood star, Regina Daniels.

The 2023 vice-presidential candidate under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, declared to contest for the green chamber seat under the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

Okowa was governor of Delta state from 2015 to 2023.

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