One of the governorship aspirants ahead of the 2023 general elections in Delta State, Chief Kenneth Okpara, is dead.

Okpara, a former Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning in the state reportedly died on Friday morning.

According to reports, Okpara, who had signified his intention to run for governor in the 2023 gubernatorial election in Delta state, had, before his untimely demise, been garnering support across the state.

Born on February 8, 1961, in Eku Community, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Okpara attended Saint Peter’s Claver’s College, Aghalokpe and later proceeded to the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, where he bagged (Bsc. Accounting) in 1987.

He later bagged a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) degree at the prestigious Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom (UK).

He was Commissioner for Economic Planning and later, Commissioner Finance under former governor Uduaghan.