List of Governors of Ondo State
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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:...
was created from part of Western State
Western State (Nigeria)
The former Western State of Nigeria was formed in 1967 when the Western Region was subdivided into the states of Lagos and Western State. Its capital was Ibadan, which was the capital of the old region....
on 17 Mar 1976.
| Name | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
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| Ita David Ikpeme Ita David Ikpeme Ita David Ikpeme is a retired Nigerian airforce group captain who served as the first Governor of Ondo State after it was carved out of the old Western State during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.... |
Governor | 1976-03 | 1978-07 | Military | |
| Sunday Tuoyo Sunday Tuoyo Sunday E. Tuoyo is a retired Nigerian Brigadier General who served as the Military Governor of Ondo State during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.He is of Itsekiri origin.... |
Governor | 1978-07 | 1979-10 | Military | |
| Michael Adekunle Ajasin Michael Adekunle Ajasin Michael Adekunle Ajasin is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Ondo State on the Unity Party of Nigeria platform during the Nigerian Second Republic.-Background:... |
Governor | 1979-10 | 1983-12 | UPN Unity Party of Nigeria The Unity Party of Nigeria was a Nigerian political party that was dominant in western Nigeria during the second republic. The party revolved around the political leadership of Obafemi Awolowo, a sometimes polemical but effective administrator. However, the party's main difference with its... |
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| Michael Bamidele Otiko Michael Bamidele Otiko Commodore Michael Bamidele Otiko was the first director of naval education in Nigeria, and later was appointed Governor of Ondo State, Nigeria.... |
Governor | 1984-01 | 1985-09 | Military | |
| Michael Okhai Akhigbe Mike Akhigbe Mike Okhai Akhigbe is a retired Vice Admiral of the Nigerian Navy. He served as the Vice President of Nigeria during the General Abdusalam Abubakar led military government from 1998 till the termination of military government in Nigeria, in 1999... |
Governor | 1985-09 | 1986-08 | Military | |
| Ekundayo Opaleye Ekundayo Opaleye Brigadier General Ekundayo B. Opaleye was Governor of Ondo State, Nigeria from August 1986 to December 1987 during the military regime of general Ibrahim Babangida.-Military career:... |
Governor | 1986-08 | 1987-12 | Military | |
| Raji Alagbe Rasaki Raji Rasaki General Raji Alagbe Rasaki is a retired Nigerian military officer who was military governor in turn of Ogun State, Ondo State and Lagos State between 1986 and 1991 during the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida.... |
Governor | 1987-12-17 | 1988-07 | Military | Transfer from Ogun State Ogun State Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. It borders Lagos State to the South, Oyo and Osun states to the North, Ondo State to the east and the republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state... , afterwards transferred to Lagos State Lagos State Lagos State is an administrative division of Nigeria, located in the southwestern part of the country. The smallest in area of Nigeria's states, Lagos State is the most populous state in Nigeria and arguably the most economically important state of the country and west Africa, containing Lagos, the... . |
| Bode George Bode George Olabode Ibiyinka George is a Nigerian politician who became Military Governor of Ondo State, and later Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, then national vice-chairman in the southwest zone of the People’s Democratic Party... |
Governor | 1988-07 | 1990-09 | Military | |
| Sunday Abiodun Olukoya Sunday Abiodun Olukoya Sunday Abiodun Olukoya was a Nigerian navy captain who served as Military Administrator of Ondo State from September 1990 to January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.He retired as a Rear Admiral.... |
Governor | 1990-09 | 1992-01 | Military | |
| Bamidele Olumilua Bamidele Olumilua Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua is a Nigerian politician who was the elected Governor of Ondo State, Nigeria from January 1992 to November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic, elected on the Social Democratic Party platform... |
Governor | 1992-01 | 1993-11 | SDP | |
| Mike Torey Mike Torey Lucky Mike Torey is a retired army officer who was appointed Military Administrator of Ondo State, Nigeria from December 1993 to September 1994, and then of Enugu State until August 1996 during the military regime of general Sani Abacha.... |
Administrator | 1993-12 | 1994-09 | Military | |
| Ahmed Usman Ahmed Usman Colonel Ahmed Usman was a Nigerian Military Administrator of Ondo State and then of Oyo State during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.-Early career:Ahmed Usman was born in 1951... |
Administrator | 1994-09 | 1996-08 | Military | |
| Anthony Ibe Onyearugbulem Anthony Onyearugbulem Anthony Ibe Onyearugbulem was a Nigerian navy captain who served as Military Administrator of Ondo State during the military regime of General Sani Abacha... |
Administrator | 22 August 1996 | 7 August 1998 | Military | |
| Moses Fasanya Moses Fasanya Moses Fasanya was a Nigerian colonel from Ibadan, Oyo State who served as Military Administrator of Abia State during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.... |
Administrator | 1998-08 | 1999-05 | Military | |
| Adebayo Adefarati Adebayo Adefarati Adebayo Adefarati was a Nigerian politician and a former governor of Ondo State Nigeria.Prior to becoming Governor of Ondo State, Adebayo Adefarati was appointed twice as commissioner under the late Yoruba and Afenifere Leader Pa. Michael Adekunle Ajasin... |
Governor | 1999-05 | 2003-05 | 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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| Olusegun Agagu Olusegun Agagu Olusegun Kokumo Agagu was Governor of Ondo State in Nigeria from 29 May 2003 until February 2009, when a court voided his re-election as governor on account of electoral irregularities. He was replaced as governor of Ondo State by Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, his arch political rival based on a court... |
Governor | 2003-05 | 2009-02 | 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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| Olusegun Mimiko Olusegun Mimiko Olusegun Mimiko is the current governor of Ondo State, Nigeria. He was born on 3 October 1954, to Pa and Mrs. Atiku Bamidele Mimiko of Ondo, Ondo State. His great, great grandfather was the High Chief Adaja Gbegbaje of Ondo. His great grandfather, Chief Akinmeji, was the distinguished Ruwase of... |
Governor | 2009-02 | Labour Labour Party (Nigeria) The Labour Party is a socialist/social democratic political party in Nigeria. In the 21 April 2007 Nigerian National Assembly election, the party won 1 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives and no seats in the Senate. The Party's flagbearer in Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, emerged the... |