| Post: | Deputy Governor |
| Body: | Abia State |
| Insigniasize: | 100 |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of Abia State |
| Flag: | Abia State Flag.gif |
| Flagsize: | 125 |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Abia State |
| Incumbent: | Ikechukwu Emetu |
| Incumbentsince: | 29 May 2023 |
| Department: | Executive Branch of the Abia State Government |
| Member Of: |
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| Status: | Second highest executive branch officer |
| Seat: | Umuahia |
| Appointer: | Direct popular election or, if vacant, Governor via House of Assembly confirmation |
| Termlength: | Four years |
| Termlength Qualified: | renewable once |
| Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of Nigeria |
| Succession: | First |
| Nominator: | Gubernatorial candidate |
| Inaugural: | Enyinnaya Abaribe (Fourth Republic) |
The deputy governor of Abia State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Abia State, Nigeria, after the governor of Abia State, and ranks first in line of succession. The deputy governor is directly elected together with the governor to a four-year term of office.
Ikechukwu Emetu is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 29 May 2023.[1]
As in the case of the governor, in order to be qualified to be elected as deputy governor, a person must:
The deputy governor assists the governor in exercising primary assignments and is also eligible to replace a dead, impeached, absent or ill governor as required by the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.[2]
| Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Elected | Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chima Nwafor | 3 January 1992 | 17 November 1993 | National Republican Convention | 1991 | Ogbonnaya Onu | ||
| Enyinnaya Abaribe | 29 May 1999 | 7 March 2003 | Peoples Democratic Party | 1999 | Orji Uzor Kalu | ||
| Chima Nwafor | March 2003 | 21 March 2006 | Peoples Democratic Party | 2003 | |||
| Acho Nwakanma | March 2006 | 29 May 2007 | Progressive Peoples Alliance | ||||
| Chris Akomas | 29 May 2007 | 30 July 2010 | Progressive Peoples Alliance | 2007 | Theodore Orji | ||
| Acho Nwakanma | 18 August 2010 | 29 May 2011 | Peoples Democratic Party | ||||
| Emeka Ananaba | 29 May 2011 | 29 May 2015 | years | Peoples Democratic Party | 2011 | ||
| Ude Oko Chukwu | 29 May 2015 | 29 May 2023 | years | Peoples Democratic Party | 2015 2019 | Okezie Ikpeazu | |
| Ikechukwu Emetu | 29 May 2023 | Incumbent | Labour Party | 2023 | Alex Otti |