List of governors of Lagos State explained

This is a list of administrators and governors of Lagos State. Lagos State was formed on 27 May 1967 from Colony province and Lagos federal territory. The Office of is responsible for the effective coordination of all government activities for Lagos State.

Name	Title	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Brigadier Mobolaji Johnson^[1]	Governor	27 May 1967	July 1975	Military
Commodore Adekunle Lawal	Governor	July 1975	1977	Military
Commodore Ndubuisi Kanu	Governor	1977	July 1978	Military
Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe	Governor	July 1978	October 1979	Military
Alhaji Lateef Jakande	Governor	October 1979	December 1983	Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)
Air Commodore Gbolahan Mudasiru	Governor	January 1984	August 1986	Military
Navy Captain Mike Akhigbe	Governor	August 1986	July 1988	Military
Brigadier General Raji Rasaki	Governor	July 1988	January 1992	Military
Sir Michael Otedola	Governor	January 1992	November 1993	National Republican Convention (NRC)
Colonel Olagunsoye Oyinlola	Governor	9 December 1993	22 August 1996	Military
Colonel Mohammed Buba Marwa	Governor	22 Aug 1996	29 May 1999	Military
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu^[2]	Governor	29 May 1999	29 May 2007	Alliance for Democracy (AD)
Mr Babatunde Fashola^[3] ^[4]	Governor	29 May 2007	29 May 2015	Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)
Mr Akinwunmi Ambode^[5]	Governor	29 May 2015	29 May 2019	All Progressives Congress (APC)
Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu^[6]	Governor	29 May 2019	Incumbent	All Progressives Congress (APC)

See also

• Governors of the Lagos Colony (category)
• Nigeria
• States of Nigeria
• List of state governors of Nigeria
• Timeline of Lagos city
• Oba of Lagos

References

• Web site: Nigerian Federal States . WorldStatesmen . 2009-11-30.

External links

• Lagos State Government of Nigeria
• http://governor.lagosstate.gov.ng/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Past Governors . 19 September 2014 . Lagos State Government . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141011065931/http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/pastgovernorlist.php?k=175 . 2014-10-11 .
2. Book: Kye Whiteman . Lagos: A Cultural History. 2013. . 978-1-62371-040-8 . https://books.google.com/books?id=byNFBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT182 . Prominent Personalities of Lagos .
3. Web site: His Excellency Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN . 27 January 2010 . lagosstate.gov.ng Lagos State Government . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091210205955/http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/BRF.php . 10 December 2009 . dmy-all .
4. Web site: 2021-12-22. FG, agencies to construct 1,800km road at N621b. 2022-02-22. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
5. Web site: Television . Channels . Akinwunmi Ambode Wins Lagos Governorship Election . Channels Television . April 12, 2015 . June 12, 2023.
6. Web site: 2022-02-11 . 2023 Presidency: Sanwo-Olu mobilises APC leaders, communities for Tinubu . 2022-03-05 . Vanguard News . en-US.