List of governors of Jigawa State explained

This is a list of administrators and governors of Jigawa State.Jigawa State was formed in 1991-08-27[1] when it was split from Kano State.

NameTitleTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
Olayinka Sule[2] Administrator28 August 1991January 1992Military
Ali Sa'ad Birnin-Kudu[3] GovernorJanuary 1992November 1993SDP
Colonel Ibrahim Aliyu[4] Administrator9 December 199322 August 1996Military
Rasheed ShekoniAdministrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Abubakar Maimalari[5] AdministratorAugust 1998May 1999Military
Ibrahim Saminu Turaki[6] Governor29 May 199929 May 2007APP
ANPP
Sule LamidoGovernor29 May 200729 May 2015PDP
Badaru Abubakar[7] [8] Governor29 May 201529 May 2023APC
Umar Namadi[9] [10] Governor29 May 2023IncumbentAPC

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About State - Jigawa State Government . 2023-06-11 . jigawastate.gov.ng.
  2. Web site: Past Governors . Jigawa State Government . 1991-08-28 . 2023-06-10.
  3. Web site: Where is Ali Sa’ad Birnin Kudu? . Daily Trust . 2018-05-20 . 2023-06-10.
  4. Web site: Former Jigawa Governor, Ibrahim Aliyu Is Dead . Sahara Reporters . 2021-07-17 . 2023-06-10.
  5. Web site: Abubakar Maimalari, Aishat Ismail: Where are they now? . Blueprint Newspapers . 2019-09-30 . 2023-06-10.
  6. Web site: premiumtimesng.com . Exclusive: Ex-Jigawa Governor Saminu Turaki spends minimum 77 days in detention . 2023-06-10.
  7. Web site: Nwamu . Aniebo . INEC Declares APC's Badaru Abubakar Winner Of Jigawa Guber Poll | . AB-NG . Leadership.ng . 2015-04-13 . 2015-05-11.
  8. Web site: Ekiti 2022: No aspirant boycotted APC primaries, says Badaru - . 2022-03-02 . thenationonlineng.net.
  9. Web site: Jigawa gets vaccine allocation - The Nation News Nigeria . 2 March 2022 . thenationonlineng.net.
  10. Web site: Nwamu . Aniebo . INEC Declares APC's Badaru Abubakar Winner Of Jigawa Guber Poll | . AB-NG . Leadership.ng . 13 April 2015 . 11 May 2015.