The Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa Campaign Council has appointed two veteran journalists, Mr Olisa Ifeajika and Dr Norbert Chiazor to lead its Media and Communications ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Okowa is the All Progressives Congress (APC) Delta North Senatorial Candidate for the 2027 general elections. Ifeajika is Director, Media and Communications, while Chiazor is the Assistant Director.
Their appointment is contained in a statement signed by the Director-General, Okowa Campaign Organisation, Mr Pascal Adigwe, and made available to newsmen in Asaba.
According to the statement, Ifeajika and Chiazor will coordinate all media activities of the campaign council, including communication strategy, reputational management, advocacy and media relations.
Ifeajika, a retired Deputy Editor-in-Chief, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), served as Chief Press Secretary to Okowa from 2019 to 2023, while Chiazor was Executive Assistant on Media in the same administration.
Ifeajika, a consummate journalist with over three decades of professional practice and media management, is a member of the Nigeria Guild of Editors.
While Chiazor, a former Chairman, Nigeria Union of journalists (NUJ), Delta council, has extensive background in broadcast, print and online journalism, spanning three decades of engagement, with a PhD in mass communication.
The appointment of both media leaders has been described as a strategic move to deploy professional experience, credibility and deep institutional knowledge of the Okowa brand as momentum gathers for the 2027 denatorial race.
