Okowa's Scorecard

Okowa’s Legacies

Okowa's Legacies at a Glance

  • 1,932.14 km length of roads
  • 1,035.95 km length drain, 70% complete
  • Established 12,755 entrepreneurs
  • Created 223,805 direct jobs
  • Created 1,325,750 indirect jobs
  • Over 1,200,000 enrolees, that is, about 20% of the state’s population

Established:

  • 3 Universities
  • 9 Technical Colleges
  • 14 Vocational Skill Centres
  • Non-oil sector now more than 50% of the state’s economy – increased from 41.9% in 2013 to 52.50% in 2020,
  • Boom of the services sector – increased from 18.77% of 2013 GDP to 29.73% of 2020 GDP
  • 2nd least poor State in Nigeria (NBS 2020)
  • Enacted Laws to enhance Public Finance, Urban Development, Public Private Partnership [PPP], Job & Wealth Creation, Security, Law & Order, Health, Education
  • One-Stop Secretariat Complex for MDAs for Efficient Service Delivery
  • Lower than all-states average – 31%   compared to national all-states average of 37% [NBS 2021]
    • Completion of Stephen Keshi Stadium
    • State contingent took first position in national sports competitions
  • Completion/Upgrading of Asaba International Airport
  • Privatisation/Revival of Delta Line