OKOWA’S SCORECARD 3 4 OKOWA’S SCORECARD HIS EXCELLENCY SEN. DR. IFEANYI OKOWA GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE OKOWA’S SCORECARD 5 The Man SENATOR DR. IFEANYI OKOWA enator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, was born on 8th July, 1959 into a humble Christian family from Owa-Alero in Ika North-East Local SGovernment Area of Delta State. He attended Iroro Primary School Owa Alero (1965-1969), and later enrolled at Edo College, Benin City from where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate (1974) and Higher School Certificate (1976} Thereafter, he went to study Medicine and Surgery at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State and graduated in 1981 at the age of 22. After his service year in 1982, he worked briefly with the defunct Bendel State Hospitals Management Board as a Medical Officer at General Hospital, He returned to private medical practice when Igbanke before he ventured into private practice as the Third Republic was truncated in 1993. An the Medical Director of Victory Medical Centre, active political player in the defunct Grassroots Igbanke and Boji Boji Owa in 1986. Democratic Movement (GDM) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at its formative stage, Dr. Okowa’s humanitarian disposition endeared he however returned to active politics in 1998 him to his people as he often rendered free medical with the lifting of the ban on politics by the then service to the very poor in the community. Military Government. He went into politics in 1991 and became the Since the inception of the Fourth Republic in Secretary of Ika Local Government Council. With 1999, Senator Okowa has served the people of the creation of Ika North East Local Government Delta State in various capacities of governance. Area in the same year, he became its pioneer He was Commissioner of Agriculture and Executive Chairman (1991-1993). Natural Resources (1999-2001), Water Resources 6 OKOWA’S SCORECARD Development (2001-2003) and Health (2003- North Senatorial District, an election he won 2006). convincingly. He resigned in October, 2006 to contest in the Senator Dr. Okowa was elected the fourth election for the office of the Governor, Delta Executive Governor of Delta State on April 11, State, on the platform of the People’s Democratic 2015, and was sworn in on May 29, 2015. Party (PDP). He was runner-up at the PDP Gubernatorial Primaries, and later led the Governor Okowa is happily married to Her campaign of the Party as Director-General. Excellency Dame Edith Okowa for more than In June, 2007, he was appointed Secretary to the 30 years and the marriage is blessed with four State Government (SSG). He resigned in July, children. 2010 to contest the senatorial election for Delta SEN. DR. IFEANY OKOWA WITH FAMILY OKOWA’S SCORECARD 7 Moreover, Dr Okowa has developed a mastery of political organizational skills to the recognition of the National Caucus of the PDP who have in turn given him responsibilities to organise some of their events at national level. He successfully organized the National Conventions of the Party at Port-Harcourt/Abuja as well as the Presidential Primaries at Abuja. Dr. Okowa’s administration is anchored on a five-point agenda encapsulated in the acronym SMART which means; Strategic Wealth creation; Meaningful peace building platforms aimed at political and social harmony; Agricultural reforms and accelerated industrialization; Relevant Health and Education policies; Transformed environment through urban renewal”. Dr. Okowa is an epitome of humility, patience, Dr. Okowa as Chairman of PDP National Convention Planning Committee resilence, trust and doggedness. He is a good Christian, team player and a generous grassroot leader. These sterling qualities have helped him to His faith in Delta state is limitless, unwavering, garner a large number of dedicated friends, loyal and bountiful. political associates and partners in all fields of human endeavor across the State. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa’s meteoric rise in politics is attributable mostly to his consistency and a special Dr. Okowa has cultivated a wide network of commitment to keep his word and promises even friends across Delta State and the nation to the in the turbulence of politics. This attribute has extent that he knows ward operatives across the marked him out among his peers and earned him breath of the State by name. He also does not the cognomen “Ekwueme” (the one who keeps allow himself to be distracted by issues not related his promises or the one who does what he says). to his political interest and concerns. He lives and The title has since become an integral part of his breathes politics. name. 8 OKOWA’S SCORECARD Governor Okowa has maintained his steady They called him the Roadmaster, because of growth in politics by sticking to these attributes the unprecedented level of road infrastructure of integrity and commitment. For him, it is not development in Delta State under his only about making commitments to persons administration. After a recent commissioning of and communities, but it is mostly about some infrastructural projects in the state, former remembering those commitments and weaving President Olusegun Obasanjo was so amazed at around the power pedestal and transmitting Okowa’s developmental strides that he nicknamed these commitments to policy formulations of him Bulldozer and Roadmaster. Government. OKOWA’S SCORECARD 9 10 OKOWA’S SCORECARD OKOWA’S SCORECARD 11 12 OKOWA’S SCORECARD OKOWA’S SCORE CARD 2015 - 2018 31/2 Years of Smart Governance OKOWA’S SCORECARD 13 OUR VISION Our Vision is to make Delta State a Pacesetter in the Nigerian Federation. 14 OKOWA’S SCORECARD OVERALL STRATEGY: SMART AGENDA ROAD MAP SMART Strategic Wealth Meaningful Peace Agricultural Relevant Health Transformed Creation & Jobs for Building Platforms Reforms & & Education Environment all Deltans aimed at Political Accelerated Policies through Urban and Social Industrialization Renewal Harmony INTERVENTION PROGRAMMES Job Creation & Raising Agriculture and Development of Private Sector Entrepreneurs Agri-Business Infrastructure Partnership Establishment of Cassava Roads FDI Development Delta Micro, Small & Rice Energy Partners; & Local Medium Enterprises Tomato Housing Investors Development Agency Oil Palm Water & Job Creation Office Aqua-Culture Etc. YAGEP; STEP; Piggery PPSP; Poultry TRACTORISATION MICROCREDIT OKOWA’S SCORECARD 15 SMART GOVERNANCE Human Capital Infrastructure Development Development HUMAN CAPItaL DEVELOPMENT Economy Job Creation Education Health Sports Development MSMEs Development Agriculture Water Resources Road Network Housing Peace & Security DESOPADEC Accolades 16 OKOWA’S SCORECARD ECONOMY . Promoting Transparency in Corporate Governance . Establishment of Medium Term Development Plan . Establishment of legislations to provide a solid regulatory foundation for Public Financial Management reforms in the State; i. Public Procurement Law Revised (2016) ii. Public Finance Management Bill (2018) at final stage of legislation iii. Audit Bill (2018) at final stage of legislation . Revenue Harmonization and Administration Bill (Work in Progress) OKOWA’S SCORECARD 17 ANALYSIS OF DELTA STATE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT/VALUE ADDED (2013-2017) Introduction This administration assumed office in 2015 as the Nigerian economy faced a down turn following rapidly declining price of crude oil, the nations’s major foreign exchange earner. As a monocultural economy of high fiscal dependence on crude oil revenue, crude oil price was steadily heading for new lows and at some point, as low as USD 30/ barrel in 2016. A combination of faulty and uncertain macroeconomic policies and the declining crude oil price pushed the national economy into a recession which reached its peak in 2016. At our subnational level, sound economic planning and practices with focused implementation resulted in significant growth in Agriculture and Services sectors throughout the period of the national economic recession. Our GDP growth rate for 2017 is 40.15% as shown in table 1.1 below. However, cummulative average growth rate from 2013-2017 in all the sectors are; Agriculture 10.95%; Industrial 2.34% and Services 11.11%. Average overall growth rate for 2013- 2017 is 3.28%. 1. General Overview 18 OKOWA’S SCORECARD From the tables and Figures above, the Nominal GDP of the state declined between 2013 and 2014 by -12.76%, between 2014 and 2015 by -12.02% and between 2015 and 2016 by -2.24% and it picked up between 2016 and 2017 with a 40.15% growth. OKOWA’S SCORECARD 19 Sectoral Analysis Agricultural sector grew from 2.42% in 2015 to 20.41% in 2016 and 6.22% in 2017 as shown in Table 1.2 and Figure1.4 below: The average growth in the agriculture sector between 2013 and 2017 was 10.95%. On the other hand, the Services Sector grew from 6.57% in 2015 to 10.55% in 2016 and to 15.97% in 2017 as shown in table 1.3 and figure 1.5 below; 20 OKOWA’S SCORECARD The average growth in the Services sector between 2013 and 2017 was 11.11%. With the return of peace and demonstrable effort by this administration to sustain peace in the Niger Delta Crude oil production increased and this coincided with the increase in prices in the international market which led to significant growth in the industrial sector. The sector grew from -21.88% in 2015 to -14.68% in 2016 and a huge positive growth of 68.66% in 2017. As shown in Table 1.4 and figure 1.6 & 1.7 below:- OKOWA’S SCORECARD 21 The average growth in the Industrial sector between 2013 and 2017 was 2.34%. Overall our State GDP grew in absolute figure in 2017 to N4.058Trillion surpassing our 2013 level of N3.859 Trillion. Our State has therefore turned the bend decisively and it can only get better. Source: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)- Presentation by the Statistician General to the National Economic Council, October 2018. 22 OKOWA’S SCORECARD JOB CREATION Establishment of Office of the Chief Job Creation Officer Establishment of Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme (YAGEP) & Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP) and Graduate Employment Enhancement Programme (GEEP).