List of governors of Kwara State explained
This is a list of administrators and governors of Kwara. Kwara, Nigeria, was formed on 27 May 1967 when the Northern region was split into Benue-Plateau, Kano, Kwara, West Central, North-Eastern and North-Western states;
| Name | Title | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
|---|
| David Bamigboye[1] | Military Governor | 28 May 1967 | July 1975 | Military | |
| Military Governor | Jul 1975 | 13 Feb 1976 | Military | | |
| Military Governor | July 1978 | October 1979 | Military | |
| Adamu Atta[2] [3] | Civilian Governor | October 1979 | October 1983 | NPN | |
| Civilian Governor | October 1983 | December 1983 | UPN | |
| Military Governor | January 1984 | August 1985 | Military | |
| Military Governor | August 1985 | December 1987 | Military | |
| Ahmed Abdullahi | Military Governor | December 1987 | July 1988 | Military | |
| Military Governor | July 1988 | December 1989 | Military | |
| Military Governor | December 1989 | January 1992 | Military | |
| Civilian Governor | January 1992 | November 1993 | SDP | |
| Military Administrator | 9 Dec 1993 | 14 Sep 1994 | Military | |
| Baba Adamu Iyam | Military Administrator | 14 September 1994 | 22 August 1996 | Military | |
| Military Administrator | 22 August 1996 | August 1998 | Military | |
| Military Administrator | August 1998 | 29 May 1999 | Military | |
| Mohammed Lawal[4] | Civilian Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2003 | ANPP | |
| Bukola Saraki[5] [6] | Civilian Governor | 29 May 2003 | 29 May 2011 | PDP | |
| Abdulfatah Ahmed[7] | Civilian Governor | 29 May 2011 | 29 May 2019 | PDP | |
| Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman[8] [9] | Civilian Governor | 29 May 2019 | Incumbent | APC | | |
See also
References
Notes and References
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- Web site: First Civilian Governor of Old Kwara State, Adamu Attah dies as 88 – Savid News. 2021-03-15. en-US.
- Web site: Lawal, Ex-Kwara Gov. Dies-PM NEWS, LAGOS . Sahara Reporters . November 15, 2006 . June 12, 2023.
- Web site: Bukola Saraki - Biography And Political History Of Abubakar Bukola Saraki. Staff. Ebunoluwa Ojo Entrepreneurs ng. 2019-09-08. Entrepreneurs In Nigeria. en-GB. 2020-05-28.
- News: Premium Times . 9 June 2015 . Bukola Saraki elected Senate President . Premium Times . 28 June 2022.
- Web site: Kwara: Gov. Abdulrazaq makes promises, drives self to Govt House after swearing in. Opejobi. Seun. 2019-05-29. Daily Post Nigeria. en-US. 2020-03-13.
- Web site: AbdulRazaq bags Governor of the year award - The Nation Newspaper . 2022-03-05 . thenationonlineng.net.
- Web site: Kwara: What aided AbdulRazaq’s re-election; how late alliances failed . Vanguard News . 2023-04-01 . 2023-06-04.
