| Post: | Deputy Governor |
| Body: | Kogi State |
| Insigniasize: | 100 |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of Kogi State |
| Flag: | Kogi State Flag.svg |
| Flagsize: | 125 |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Kogi State |
| Incumbent: | Salifu Joel |
| Incumbentsince: | 27 January 2024 |
| Department: | Executive Branch of the Kogi State Government |
| Member Of: |
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| Status: | Second highest executive branch officer |
| Seat: | Lokoja |
| 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: | Patrick Adaba (Fourth Republic) |
The deputy governor of Kogi State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Kogi State, Nigeria, after the governor of Kogi 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.
Salifu Joel is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 27 January 2024.[1]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Adaba | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2003 | All People's Party | 1999 | Abubakar Audu | ||
| Philip Salawu | 29 May 2003 | 6 February 2008 | Peoples Democratic Party | 2003 2007 | Ibrahim Idris | ||
| 5 April 2008 | 26 January 2012 | 2008 | |||||
| Yomi Awoniyi | 27 January 2012 | 27 January 2016 | Peoples Democratic Party | 2011 | Idris Wada | ||
| Simon Achuba | 9 February 2016 | 18 October 2019 | All Progressives Congress | 2015 | Yahaya Bello | ||
| Edward Onoja | 21 October 2019 | 27 January 2024 | All Progressives Congress | 2019 | |||
| Salifu Joel | 27 January 2024 | Incumbent | All Progressives Congress | 2023 | Usman Ododo |