List of Governors of Ekiti State
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Ekiti State
Ekiti State is a state in southwest Nigeria, created on October 1, 1996 alongside five other new states by military dictator General Sani Abacha...
was created on October 1, 1996 from territory of Ondo State
Ondo State
Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It originally included what is now Ekiti State, which was split off in 1996. Akure is the state capital.-Government and society:...
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| Mohammed Bawa Mohammed Bawa Colonel Mohammed Inua Bawa was appointed the Administrator of Ekiti State, Nigeria during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. He was then appointed Administrator of Gombe State from August 1998 to May 1999, handing over to the elected civilian governor at the start of the Nigerian Fourth... |
Administrator | 7 October 1996 | August 1998 | (Military) | |
| Navy Captain Atanda Yusuf Atanda Yusuf Navy Captain Musbau Atanda Yusuf was appointed the Administrator of Ekiti State, Nigeria during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, handing over to the elected civilian governor at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic on 29 May 1999.During his tenure he constructed the... |
Administrator | August 1998 | May 1999 | (Military) | |
| Niyi Adebayo Niyi Adebayo Niyi Adebayo, alias Otunba, is a Nigerian politician and traditional aristocrat. He served as Governor of Ekiti State from May 29, 1999 to May 29, 2003 and represents the Alliance for Democracy .-References:... |
Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2003 | AD Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria) The Alliance for Democracy was a progressive opposition political party in Nigeria. It was formed on September 9th 1998. At the 2003 legislative elections, 12 April 2003, the party won 8.8 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 360 seats in the Nigerian House of Representatives and six out of... |
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| Ayo Fayose Ayo Fayose Peter Ayodele Fayose was governor of Ekiti State in Nigeria from 29 May 2003 to 16 October 2006,-Early life:Fayose attended Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo... |
Governor | 29 May 2003 | 16 October 2006 | PDP People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In... |
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| Tunji Olurin Tunji Olurin Adetunji Idowu Ishola Olurin is a retired one-star general in the Nigerian Army who was a former military Governor of Oyo State and Field Commander of ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force in Liberia from 1992 to 1993 during the First Liberian Civil War. Olurin retired from service in 1993 and he is a member... |
Administrator | 8 October 2006 | 27 April 2007 | PDP People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In... |
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| Tope Ademiluyi Tope Ademiluyi Tope Ademiluyi is a Nigerian politician from Aramoko-Ekiti, Ekiti-West, Ekiti State. He was appointed to the position of acting governor on April 27, 2007, and succeeded Tunji Olurin, the previous acting governor. Ademiluyi held that position until 29 May 2007, when Olusegun Oni took... |
Acting Governor | 27 April 2007 | 29 May 2007 | PDP People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In... |
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| Segun Oni | Governor | 29 May 2007 | 15 Oct 2010 | PDP People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In... |
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| Dr. Kayode Fayemi Kayode Fayemi Kayode Fayemi, is the current Governor of Ekiti State and a native of Isan-Ekiti in Oye Local Government of Ekiti State, Nigeria.-Education:... |
Governor | 15th Oct 2010 | ACN |