List of governors of Borno State explained

This is a list of administrators and governors of Borno State, Nigeria.Borno State was formed on 3 February 1976 when North-Eastern State was divided into Bauchi, Borno, and Gongola states.

Name	Title	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Musa Usman^[1]	Governor	28 May 1967	July 1975	Military	North-Eastern State
Muhammadu Buhari	Governor	July 1975	March 1976	Military	North-Eastern State
Group Captain Mustapha A. Amin^[2]	Governor	March 1976	July 1978	Military	First governor of Borno State
Tunde Idiagbon^[3]	Governor	July 1978	October 1979	Military
Mohammed Goni^[4]	Governor	October 1979	October 1983	GNPP	Nigerian Second Republic
Asheik Jarma^[5]	Governor	1 October 1983	31 December 1983	NPN	Nigerian Second Republic
Abubakar Waziri	Governor	January 1984	August 1985	Military
Abdulmumini Aminu	Governor	August 1985	December 1987	Military
Abdul One Mohammed	Governor	December 1987	December 1989	Military
Mohammed Maina	Governor	December 1989	June 1990	Military
Mohammed Buba Marwa	Governor	June 1990	January 1992	Military
Maina Maaji Lawan	Governor	January 1992	November 1993	SDP	Nigerian Third Republic
Ibrahim Dada	Administrator	9 December 1993	22 August 1996	Military
Victor Ozodinobi	Administrator	22 August 1996	1997	Military
Augustine Aniebo^[6]	Administrator	1997	August 1998	Military
Lawal Haruna	Administrator	August 1998	May 1999	Military
Mala Kachalla^[7]	Governor	29 May 1999	29 May 2003	APP	Nigerian Fourth Republic
Ali Modu Sheriff^[8]	Governor	29 May 2003	29 May 2011	ANPP
Kashim Shettima^[9]	Governor	29 May 2011	29 May 2019	APC
Babagana Umara Zulum^[10] ^[11] ^[12] ^[13]	Governor	29 May 2019	Incumbent	APC

See also

• States of Nigeria
• List of state governors of Nigeria

Notes and References

1. Web site: Late Brigadier Musa Usman: First Governor of North Eastern Nigeria . Neptune Prime . 2020-04-12 . 2023-06-07.
2. Web site: Afisunlu . Feyi . Former Governor Of Borno State, Mustapha Amin is dead . Daily Post Nigeria . 2013-05-08 . 2023-06-07.
3. Web site: Premium Times Nigeria . https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/322032-remembering-idiagbon-the-no-nonsense-military-general-who-ran-nigeria-with-buhari.html?tztc=1 . 2023-06-07.
4. Web site: Aondofa . Chila Andrew . Mohammed Goni: First Civilian Governor Of Borno State . The Abusites . 2021-04-30 . 2023-06-07.
5. Web site: Borno State . Zaccheus Onumba Dibiaezue Memorial Libraries . 2023-06-07.
6. Web site: Aniebo: A True Nigerian Military Hero – Independent Newspaper Nigeria . Independent Newspaper Nigeria – Breaking News from Nigeria and the World . 2023-05-05 . 2023-06-08.
7. Web site: Habib . Alhaji Mohammed . Baa Mala Kachalla: In memory of 4th Civilian Governor of Borno State . Widely Read Magazine . 2021-04-18 . 2023-06-07.
8. Web site: Governor Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno State . Nigeria Governors Forum . December 13, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110823064237/http://nggovernorsforum.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid= . August 23, 2011 .
9. Web site: Public offices held by Kashim Shettima in Nigeria . Citizen Science Nigeria . 1966-09-02 . 2023-06-07.
10. Web site: APC's Zulum wins Borno Gov poll with 1,175,440 votes. Punch Newspapers. 11 March 2019 . en-US. 2019-03-13.
11. Web site: JUST IN: Zulum wins Borno governorship election. Abubakar. Uthman. Omirin. Olatunji. 2019-03-11. Daily Trust. en-GB. 2019-03-13.
12. Web site: Babagana Umara Zulum. guardian.ng. 2020-05-28.
13. Web site: Jimoh. Abdul. Zulum's convoy not involved in accident, spokesman clarifies – Nigerian Television Authority Africa's Largest Network. 2022-02-26. en-US.