Ifeanyi Okowa was born on July 8, 1959 in Ika North-  East Local Government Area of Delta State. He had his early education at the Iroro primary school. Owa-Alero later attended the famous Edo College, Benin City. He graduated with the second best result in the Higher School Certificate Examination in Bendel State in 1976. Thereafter, he proceeded to the University of Ibadan to study Medicine and Surgery, where he graduated in 1981 with MBBS. He is also the first person from Anioma to clinch the governorship position of Delta State. He was re-elected as the governor of Delta State on May 29, 2019