STATE
GOVERNOR
DEPUTY GOVERNOR
PARTY
Abia State
Okezie Ikpeazu
Ude Oko Chukwu
PDP
Adamawa State
Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri
Crowther Seth
PDP
Akwa Ibom State
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel
Moses Ekpo
PDP
Anambra State
Willie Obiano
Dr. Nkem Okeke
APGA
Bauchi State
Bala Muhammed
Baba Tela
PDP
Bayelsa State
Henry Dickson
Gboribiogha John Jonah
PDP
Benue State
Samuel Ortom
Benson Abounu
PDP
Borno State
BabaGana Umara
Umar Usman Kadafur
APC
Cross River State
Benedict Ayade
Ivara Esu
PDP
Delta State
Ifeanyi Okowa
Kingsley Otuaro
PDP
Ebonyi State
Dave Umahi
Eric Kelechi Igwe
PDP
Edo State
Godwin Obaseki
Philip Shaibu
APC
Ekiti State
Kayode Fayemi
Kolapo Olushola
APC
Enugu State
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
Cecilia Ezeilo
PDP
Gombe State
Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya
Manasseh Daniel Jatau
APC
Imo State
Chukwuemeka Ihedioha
Irona Alphonsus
PDP
Jigawa State
Badaru Abubakar
Umar Alhaji Namadi
APC
Kaduna State
Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai
Yusuf Barnabas Bala
APC
Kano State
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
Hafiz Abubakar
APC
Katsina State
Aminu Bello Masari
Mannir Yakubu
APC
Kebbi State
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu
Samaila Yombe Dabai
APC
Kogi State
Yahaya Bello
Simon Achuba
APC
Kwara State
AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq
Kayode Alibi
APC
Lagos State
Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Kadri Obafemi Hamzat
APC
Nasarawa State
Abdullahi Sule
Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe
APC
Niger State
Abubakar Sani Bello
Ahmed Muhammad Ketso
APC
Ogun State
Dapo Abiodun
Salako-Oyedele Noimot Olurotimi
APC
Ondo State
Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu
Agboola Ajayi
APC
Osun State
Adegboyega Oyetola
Gboyega Alabi
APC
Oyo State
Oluwaseyi Makinde
Engr. Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan
PDP
Plateau State
Simon Lalong
Sonni Gwanle Tyoden
APC
Rivers State
Ezenwo Nyesom Wike
Ipalibo Banigo
PDP
Sokoto State
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
Ahmad Aliyu
PDP
Taraba State
Arch. Darius Ishaku
Haruna Manu
PDP
Yobe State
Mai Mala Buni
Idi Barade Gubana
APC
Zamfara State
Bello Matawalle
Mahdi Aliyu Gusau
PDP


Nigeria has 36 states that each elect a governor to serve as chief executive of the state government. The sole federal district, the Federal Capital Territory, is headed by a minister appointed by the president to oversee the administration. In the event of a vacancy, the governor is succeeded by the second-highest-ranking state official; the deputy governor.
All 36 governors are members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, a non-partisan organization which represents states in discussions with the federal government. Other organizations for governors include the partisan Progressive Governors Forum and PDP Governors Forum.
Eligibility
Citizen of Nigeria by birth, at least 35 years of age, is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party are eligible for the office of Governor. The constitution limits state governors to only two four-year terms in office.