Delta State

==Administration==

[[Sheriff Oborevwori]], a member of the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]], was elected [[Governor]] and chief executive of Delta State in March 2023. His deputy is [[Monday Onyeme]]. The state has three National Senatorial Districts (South, North and Central).  In 2011 and 2013, the elected senators were [[James Manager]], 
[[Arthur Okowa Ifeanyi]] and Emmanuel Aguariavwodo who replaced [[Pius Ewherido Akpor|Pius Ewherido]] who died in 2013 at National Hospital, Abuja.<ref>{{Cite web|title=delta state history|url=https://itsmyschoollibrary.com/tag/delta-state-history/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=MYSCHOOLLIBRARY|language=en}}</ref> In 2015, Chief Ighoyeta Amori was elected Senator of Delta Central but his [[election]] was annulled and Senator
[[Ovie Omo-Agege]] sworn in as Senator of Delta Central,<ref name="vanguardngr.com">{{Cite web|date=2021-04-18|title=DELTA POLITICS: How providence smiled on Senator Ovie Omo-Agege|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/04/delta-politics-how-providence-smiled-on-senator-ovie-omo-agege/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref> [[James Manager]] retained his position and Chief [[Peter Nwaoboshi]] was elected Senator of Delta North. The [[Executive functions|Executive]], Legislative and Judicial Chambers are housed in [[Asaba, Delta|Asaba]] with a government house annex in [[Warri]].{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

===Past & present administrations===
*[[Sheriff Oborevwori]] - 29 May 2023 to date ([[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])
*[[Ifeanyi Okowa]] - 29 May 2015 to 29 May 2023 ([[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://deltastate.gov.ng/former-administrations | title=Past Administrations &#124; Delta State Government | access-date=2018-04-11 | archive-date=2019-09-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905151925/http://deltastate.gov.ng/former-administrations | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Emmanuel Uduaghan]] - 29 May 2007 to 29 May 2015 ([[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-22|title=Ex-Delta gov, Uduaghan, bows to pressure, set to return to PDP|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/09/ex-delta-gov-uduaghan-bows-to-pressure-set-to-return-to-pdp/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[James Ibori]] - 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007 ([[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])<ref>{{Cite web|last=AfricaNews|date=2017-02-04|title=Ex Nigerian governor who stole $250m returns home after release from UK jail|url=https://www.africanews.com/2017/02/04/ex-nigerian-governor-who-stole-250m-returns-home-after-release-from-uk-jail/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=Africanews|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Walter Feghabo]] - 12 August 1998 to 29 May 1999 (Military)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2021-08-27 |title=Delta blossoming with age |url=https://guardian.ng/opinion/delta-blossoming-with-age/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[John Dungs]] - 22 August 1996 to 12 August 1998 (Military)<ref name=":1" />
*[[Ibrahim Kefas]] - 26 September 1994 to 22 August 1996 (Military)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-21|title=Take A Tour Of Gbagi's Exquisite Villa|url=https://cherrylmedia.com/2021/05/21/take-a-tour-of-gbagis-exquisite-villa/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=CHERRYL MEDIA|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Bassey Asuquo]] - 10 December 1993 to 26 September 1994 (Military)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Emmanuel|first=Odang|date=2021-03-13|title=General Sani Abacha -|url=https://rainbownigeria.com/2021/03/13/general-sani-abacha/|access-date=2021-06-24|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203614/https://rainbownigeria.com/2021/03/13/general-sani-abacha/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Abdulkadir Shehu]] - 17 November 1993 - 10 December 1993 (Military)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delta State Current Affairs: Delta State Governors (1991 - Date)|url=http://deltastatecurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/p/delta-state-governors-1991-date.html|access-date=2021-06-24|website=Delta State Current Affairs}}</ref>
*[[Luke Chijiuba Ochulor]] - 28 August 1991 - January 1992 (Military)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-04-04|title=Delta 2015 and the Anioma quest for equity|url=https://businessday.ng/analysis/article/delta-2015-and-the-anioma-quest-for-equity/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=Businessday NG|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Felix Ibru]] - January 1992 - November 1993 ([[Social Democratic Party|SDP]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dailytrust News, Sports and Business, Politics {{!}} Dailytrust|url=https://dailytrust.com/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=Daily Trust|language=en}}</ref>

===Local Government Areas===
{{See also|List of villages in Delta State}}

Delta State consists of 25 [[Local government areas of Nigeria|Local Government Areas]] (shown with 2006 population figures):

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Delta Central Senatorial District !! 1,575,738 !! !! Delta North Senatorial District !! 1,293,074 !! !! Delta South Senatorial District !! 1,229,282
|-
| [[Ethiope East]] || 200,942 ||  || [[Aniocha North]] ||104,062||  || [[Bomadi]] || 86,016
|-
| [[Ethiope West]] || 202,712 ||  || [[Aniocha South]] || 142,045 ||  || [[Burutu]] || 207,977
|-
| [[Okpe]] || 128,398 ||  || [[Ika North East]] || 182,819 ||  || [[Isoko North]] || 143,559
|-
| [[Sapele, Nigeria|Sapele]] || 174,273 ||  || [[Ika South]] || 167,060 ||  || [[Isoko South]] || 235,147
|-
| [[Udu, Nigeria|Udu]] || 142,480 ||  || [[Ndokwa East]] || 103,224 ||  || [[Patani, Nigeria|Patani]] || 67,391
|-
| [[Ughelli North]] || 320,687 ||  || [[Ndokwa West]] || 150,024 ||  || [[Warri North]] || 136,149
|-
| [[Ughelli South]] || 212,638 ||  || [[Oshimili North]] || 118,540 ||  || [[Warri South]] || 311,970
|-
| [[Uvwie]] || 188,728 ||  || [[Oshimili South]] || 150,032 ||  || [[Warri South West]] || 116,538
|-
|  ||  ||  || [[Ukwuani]] || 119,034 ||  ||  ||
|}

{{See also|Delta State Executive Council}}