By Isaac Aregbesola
Former Delta State governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, was sighted on Monday at the Lagos Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi.
According to top sources within the commission, Okowa’s visit is connected to the EFCC’s ongoing investigation into the alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion in 13 per cent derivation funds from the Federation Account between 2015 and 2023.
The former governor was first arrested on Nov. 4, 2024 and detained for questioning at the EFCC’s Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate.
At the Lagos office, sources say Okowa was making frantic efforts to secure the release of his international passport.
He reportedly told investigators he needed to travel abroad for urgent medical treatment.
It remains unclear whether the EFCC granted his request or returned the travel document.
He was governor of Delta State from 2015 to 2023 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and later emerged as the party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 general election alongside Atiku Abubakar.
Okowa defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside his successor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and other political figures in the state in April 2025.
Attempts to get an official reaction from EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, proved abortive.
His phone rang out without response when contacted.
The probe into the N1.3 trillion derivation funds is one of the commission’s high-profile cases targeting alleged mismanagement of oil revenue by past officials.
NAN
