Deputy Governor of Oyo State explained

Post:Deputy Governor
Body:Oyo State
Insignia:Oyo_State_Coat_of_Arms.png
Insigniasize:100
Insigniacaption:Seal of Oyo State
Flag:Oyo State Flag.svg
Flagsize:125
Flagborder:yes
Flagcaption:Flag of Oyo State
Incumbent:Bayo Lawal
Incumbentsince:18 July 2022
Department:Executive Branch of the Oyo State Government
Member Of:
Status:Second highest executive branch officer
Seat:Ibadan
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:Iyiola Oladokun (Fourth Republic)

The deputy governor of Oyo State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Oyo State, Nigeria, after the governor of Oyo 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.

Bayo Lawal is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 18 July 2022, following the impeachment of his predecessor, Rauf Olaniyan.[1] [2]

Qualifications

As in the case of the Governor, in order to be qualified to be elected as deputy governor, a person must:

Responsibilities

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.[3]

List of deputy governors

NameTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyElectedGovernor
Sunday Afolabi
1 October 19791982 yearsUnity Party of Nigeria1979Bola Ige
Adebisi Akande
19821 October 1983 yearUnity Party of Nigeria
Olatunji Mohammed
1 October 198331 December 1983National Party of Nigeria1983Victor Omololu Olunloyo
Ahmed Gbadamosi2 January 199217 November 1993Social Democratic Party1991Kolapo Ishola
Iyiola Oladokun29 May 199929 May 2003Alliance for Democracy1999Lam Adesina
Adebayo Alao-Akala
29 May 200312 January 2006Peoples Democratic Party2003Rashidi Ladoja
Hazeem Gbolarumi
23 January 20067 December 2006Peoples Democratic PartyAdebayo Alao-Akala
Adebayo Alao-Akala
7 December 200629 May 2007Peoples Democratic PartyRashidi Ladoja
Taofeek Arapaja
29 May 200729 May 2011Peoples Democratic Party2007Adebayo Alao-Akala
Moses Alake Adeyemo
29 May 201129 May 2019All Progressives Congress2011
2015
Abiola Ajimobi
Rauf Olaniyan
29 May 201918 July 2022Peoples Democratic Party2019Seyi Makinde
Bayo Lawal
18 July 2022IncumbentPeoples Democratic Party2023

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Adebayo . Musliudeen . Oyo Assembly approves nomination of Bayo Lawal as new Deputy Governor . Daily Post Nigeria . 18 July 2022 . 13 June 2024 .
  2. News: Oyo gets new deputy gov after Olaniyan's removal . Punch Newspapers . 18 July 2022 . 13 June 2024 .
  3. Web site: State Executive. Nigeria Law. 13 June 2024.