Who Runs Naija//Executive

Delta State

A federating state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Asaba. The governor is elected under section 176 of the 1999 Constitution.

Legal basis

Governor of Delta State

Sheriff OborevworiAppointed 2023 · APC

What the Constitution says

s.176–179
Each state’s voters elect its Governor. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the state’s local government areas.
s.49
The House of Representatives has 360 members, each elected by one federal constituency of roughly equal population.
s.48
Each state elects three senators, one per senatorial district, and the FCT elects one: 109 in all.

Where it appears in the news

Commuters stranded as floods cut off Agbarho/Ughelli road
Sep 30, 2026
THE three days heavy downpour has caused severe flooding of parts of the Agbarho/Ughelli Road in Ughelli North Area Area of Delta State, cutting off parts of the road, particularly around the Agbarho Police Station, making the route difficult and the section n
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Delta NDC gov candidate calls for freedom from poverty, bad governance
Sep 30, 2026
Delta State's NDC governorship candidate, Chris Iyovwaye, has called for the state's independence from poverty, unemployment and bad governance ahead of 20
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Adeda: Police arrest education director, six now in custody
Sep 30, 2026
By Jimitota Onoyume, Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko Akuopha ASABA — Investigation into the death of Deputy Director in the Delta State Ministry of Secondary Education, Mr Unity Ekwevugbe Adeda, yesterday took a new turn as the state Police Command confirmed the arr
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Delta dep director’s killing: Police arrest commissioner, 3 others
Sep 29, 2026
Delta State Police Command says it has taken the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr. Kingsley Ashibogwu, and three other suspects into custody over the death of Mr Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, Deputy Director in the state Ministry of Secondary Education.
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Death of Adeda: Family pushes for autopsy
Sep 29, 2026
Civil servants divided over justice process as panel begins sitting By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko Akuopha ASABA: The family of late Mr Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, a Deputy Director in the Delta State Ministry of Secondary Education, on Tuesday intensified efforts t
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4 suspects nabbed over cult-related killing
Sep 28, 2026
The Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspected cultists in connection with a suspected cult-related killing in the state. The command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, said the suspects, identified as Okwudili Ozah, 34; Chekwube Onwuka, 18; Onyebe Emma
dailytrust.com ↗

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