List of Governors of Oyo State
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. Oyo State
Oyo State
Ọyọ State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east by Osun State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west partly by Ogun State and partly by the Republic of Benin....
was formed on 1976-02-03 when 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....
was divided into Ogun
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...
, Ondo
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:...
, and Oyo states.
| Name | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col. David Jemibewon David Jemibewon Major General David Medayese Jemibewon is a Nigerian military officer who was appointed governor of Western State from August 1975 until March 1976 during the military regime of General Murtala Muhammed.... |
Governor | March 1976 | July 1978 | (Military) | |
| Col. Paul Tarfa Paul Tarfa Major General Paul C. Tarfa is a Nigerian military officer who was appointed Governor of Oyo State, during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, handing over to the elected civilian governor Bola Ige.... |
Governor | July 1978 | October 1979 | (Military) | |
| Chief Bola Ige Bola Ige James Ajibola Idowu Ige simply known as Bola Ige was a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He became Federal Minister of Justice for Nigeria... |
Executive Governor | 1 October 1979 | 1 October 1983 | ||
| Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo Victor Omololu Olunloyo Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo is a mathematician who became governor of Oyo State in Nigeria in October 1983, holding the office briefly until the military regime of Muhammadu Buhari took power in December 1983. He later became a power in the People's Democratic Party in Oyo State.-Early... |
Executive Governor | 1 October 1983 | 31 December 1983 | ||
| Lt. Col. Oladayo Popoola Oladayo Popoola Oladayo Popoola is a retired Nigerian Major-General who was Military Governor of Oyo State during the military regime of Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, He was then appointed Military Governor of Ogun State during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.Oladayo Popoola was born on... |
Governor | 4 January 1984 | September 1985 | (Military) | |
| Col. Adetunji Idowu 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... |
Governor | September 1985 | July 1988 | (Military) | |
| Col. Sasaenia Oresanya Sasaenia Oresanya Major General Adedeji Sasaenia Oresanya was a Nigerian officer who was Military Governor of Oyo State from July 1988 to August 1990 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.... |
Governor | 27 July 1988 | August 1990 | (Military) | |
| Col. Abdulkareem Adisa Abdulkareem Adisa Abdulkareem Adisa was a Nigerian Major-General who was Military Governor of Oyo State during the military regime of Major-General Ibrahim Babangida.... |
Governor | 3 September 1990 | January 1992 | (Military) | |
| Chief Kolapo Olawuyi Ishola Kolapo Olawuyi Ishola Chief Kolapo Olawuyi Ishola was a Nigerian politician who was elected on the Social Democratic Party platform as Governor of Oyo State, Nigeria, holding office between January 1992 and November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic.Ishola started work as a Survey Assistant in the Ministry of... |
Executive Governor | 2 January 1992 | 17 November 1993 | ||
| Navy Capt. Adetoye Oyetola Sode Adetoye Oyetola Sode Rear Admiral Adetoye Oyetola Sode was the Military Administrator of Oyo State, Nigeria from December 1993 to September 1994 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.Sode gained a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.... |
Administrator | 9 December 1993 | 14 September 1994 | (Military) | |
| Col. Chinyere Ike Nwosu Chinyere Ike Nwosu Brigadier General Chinyere Ike Nwosu was a Nigerian Military Administrator of Abia State and then of Oyo State during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.... |
Administrator | 14 Sep 1994 | 22 Aug 1996 | (Military) | |
| Col. 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 | 22 August 1996 | August 1998 | (Military) | |
| Comm. Pol. Amen Edore Oyakhire Amen Edore Oyakhire Prince Amen Edore Oyakhire was the Military Administrator of Taraba State, Nigeria between August 1996 and August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha... |
Administrator | 16 August 1998 | 28 May 1999 | (Military) | |
| Dr. Lam Adesina | Governor | 29 May 1999 | 28 May 2003 | ||
| Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja | Governor | May 29, 2003 | May 28, 2007 | Impeached in January 2006, reinstated in December 2006 | |
| Christopher Alao-Akala Christopher Alao-Akala Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala is a Nigerian politician and the current Governor of Oyo State, Nigeria. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party .-Appointed Governor:... |
Governor (de-facto) | January 12, 2006 | December 7, 2006 | PDP | Appointed when Rasheed Ladoja was impeached, until the impeachment was overturned. |
| Christopher Alao-Akala Christopher Alao-Akala Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala is a Nigerian politician and the current Governor of Oyo State, Nigeria. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party .-Appointed Governor:... |
Governor | May 29, 2007 | May 2011 | PDP | |
| Abiola Ajimobi Abiola Ajimobi Isiaka Abiola Adeyemi Ajimobi is a Nigerian politician from Oyo State in south-western Nigeria. He was formerly the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil and Chemical Marketing Company a subsidiary of Shell Petroleum, Nigeria... |
Governor | May 2011 | ACN |