LIST OF NIGERIA’S STATE GOVERNORS, THEIR DEPUTY GOVERNORS AND POLITICAL PARTIES IN 2019

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.