Delta gov's father, Okorie Okowa, is dead

Father of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, Chief Arthur Okorie Uzoma Okowa, is dead.

He died in the early hours of Thursday at the age of 88.

The Governor’s father who hailed from Owa-Alero, Ika North East Local Government Area of the state, reportedly died at Asaba.

Until his death, the late Chief Arthur Okorie Uzoma Okowa, popularly called AOU, was the Okpara-Uku of Owa-Alero.

A family source told our correspondent that the Octogenarian had been battling old age illnesses.

However, the cause of death was not known as of press time.

Delta gov’s father, Okorie Okowa, is dead