List of governors of the Nigerian states

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This list outlines the current governors of Nigerian states and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory on since 1979th

history

The office of governor (in the sense of the head of an administrative region instead of the colonial governor) was introduced in 1957 by the British colonial administration in the course of the decentralization of Nigeria and retained after independence in 1960. Until 1967 the governors had three regions, from 1963 four. In 1967, the regions were replaced by twelve states, the number of which tripled by 1996. The military dictator Sani Abacha dismissed all governors and appointed military administrators after his coup in 1993. The old name was only returned to in 1999 with the restitution of democracy.

elections

The 2003 elections in Nigeria determined the party membership of the governors as follows:

The next gubernatorial elections are expected to take place in April 2007.

Change of governor since 2003

The parliament of the respective federal state has the possibility to remove a governor who has been discredited, for example by corruption allegations by the Nigerian Commission on Economic and Financial Crime (EFCC). Since the last gubernatorial elections, the right has been exercised in the following cases:

  • On December 15, 2005, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha , the governor of Bayelsa , was arrested at London Heathrow Airport on corruption charges . He later fled to Nigeria, where he was removed from office and detained again on December 9, 2005 by the Bayelsa Parliament. He was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Goodluck Jonathan .
  • Rasheed Ladoja , the governor of Oyo state , was indicted by the parliament of Oyo on January 12, 2006 and replaced by Lieutenant Governor Christopher Alao-Akala over a dispute with the party leadership . Ladoja was reinstated as governor on December 12, 2006 after the federal court ruled that his removal from office was unlawful.
  • On March 15, 2006, the Nigerian Federal Court of Appeals overturned Chris Ngige's election victory in Anambra state for election manipulation and subsequently installed Peter Obi as the rightful governor. On November 2, 2006, the parliament of Anambra again carried out impeachment proceedings, the legitimacy of which is still being contested, against Obi and appointed the previous lieutenant governor Virginia Etiaba as his successor.
  • On October 16, 2006, Ayo Fayose , the governor of Ekiti , was ousted by the Ekiti parliament following an investigation by the EFCC. The parliament initially unlawfully appointed an interim governor itself, the Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo then declared a state of emergency for Ekiti and installed Tunji Olurin as the new governor.
  • As the governor of the state of Plateau , Joshua Dariye was arrested in May 2004 in London on suspicion of money laundering, Olusegun Obasanjo imposed for six months the state of emergency in Plateau. Dariye was not deposed by the parliament of his state, but was able to continue in office after the state of emergency. However, after members of Parliament von Plateau had tried to impose impeachment proceedings in October, he was replaced by Michael Botmang on November 13, 2006, citing the EFCC .

State governors

The following list shows the governor, party and year of inauguration for each state. The last column shows the previous names of the states and the states from which they split off. Former governors and administrators can be found in the state articles. The governors of no longer existing states are listed in the governor history of the principal successor or, if there is no principal successor, here.

State governor Political party Taking office Information on the history of the state
Abia Orji Uzor Kalu PDP 1999 before 1991 part of Imos
Adamawa Haruna bonuses PDP 1999 before 1976 part of North-Eastern , until 1991 Gongola
Akwa Ibom Victor Attah PDP 1999 before 1987 part of Cross River
Anambra Virginia Etiaba APGA 2006 before 1976 part of East Central
Bauchi Adamu Mu'azu PDP 1999 before 1976 part of North-Eastern
Bayelsa Goodluck Jonathan PDP 2005 before 1996 part of Rivers
Need George Akume PDP 1999 before 1976 part of the Benue plateau
Borno Ali Modu Sheriff ANPP 2003 before 1976 part of North-Eastern
Cross River Donald Duke PDP 1999 until 1976 South-Eastern
delta James Ibori PDP 1999 before 1991 part of Edos
Ebonyi Sam Egwu PDP 1999 before 1996 part of Abias and Enugus
Edo Lucky Igbinedion PDP 1999 to 1976 Mid-Western , to 1976 Bendel
Ekiti Tunji Olurin PDP 2006 before 1996 part of Ondos
Enugu Chimaroke Nnamani PDP 1999 before 1991 part of Anambras
Gombe Mohammed Danjuma Goje PDP 2003 before 1996 part of Bauchis
Imo Achike Udenwa PDP 1999 before 1976 part of East Central
Jigawa Saminu Turaki ANPP 1999 before 1991 part of Kanos
Kaduna Ahmed Makarfi PDP 1999 North Central until 1976
Kano Ibrahim Shekarau ANPP 2003
Katsina Umaru Yar'Adua PDP 1999 before 1987 part of Kaduna
Kebbi Adamu Aliero ANPP 1999 before 1991 part of Sokoto
Kogi Ibrahim Idris PDP 2003 before 1991 part of Kwaras
Kwara Bukola Saraki PDP 2003 West Central until 1976
Lagos Bola Tinubu AC 1999
Nassarawa Abdullahi Adamu PDP 1999 before 1996 part of plateaus
Niger Abdulkadir Kure PDP 1999 before 1976 part of North-Western
Ogun Gbenga Daniel PDP 2003 before 1976 part of Western
Ondo Olusegun Agagu PDP 2003 before 1976 part of Western
Osun Olagunsoye Oyinlola PDP 2003 before 1991 part of Oyos
Oyo Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja PDP 2006 before 1976 part of Western
plateau Michael Botmang PDP 2006 before 1976 part of the Benue plateau
Rivers Peter Odili PDP 1999
Sokoto Attahiru Bafarawa ANPP 1999 before 1976 part of North-Western
Taraba Jolly Nyame PDP 1999 before 1991 part of Gongolas (Adamawa)
Yobe Bukar Ibrahim ANPP 1999 before 1991 part of Borno
Zamfara Ahmed Sani Yerima ANPP 1999 before 1996 part of Sokotos

Governors of defunct states

The following former states were divided into several states with no primary successor in 1976:

North Western

East Central

North-Eastern

Northwestern

Western film

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory

In 1976, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was formed from parts of the former states of Benue Plateau, North-Central and North-West . From 1976 to 1979 the FCT was administered by the Chairman of the Federal Capital Development Authority . Since 1979 the FCT has had its own Federal Minister ( Minister of FCT ), who is appointed by the President.

See also

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  1. ↑ Le Monde diplomatique : The Oil of Anger , April 2006.
  2. ↑ Nigerian Tribune: “Fresh crisis looms in Oyo”  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , December 14, 2006@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.tribune.com.ng  
  3. ↑ a b FAZ : "Obasanjos Großreinemachen" , November 6, 2006
  4. ↑ BBC News : Nigerian ex-governors on the run , Nov. 14, 2006