List of Governors of Rivers State
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Rivers State
Rivers State
Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. It is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states...
was created in 1967 with the split of the Eastern Region
Eastern Region, Nigeria
The Eastern Region was one of Nigeria's federal divisions, dating back originally from the division of the colony Southern Nigeria in 1954. Its capital was Enugu. The region was official divided in 1967 into three new states, East-Central State, Rivers State and South-Eastern State...
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| Name | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
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| Alfred Diete-Spiff Alfred Diete-Spiff Alfred Papapreye Diete-Spiff was the first Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria after it was created from part of the old Eastern Region, Nigeria. He held office from May 1967 until July 1975 during the military administration of General Yakubu Gowon.... |
Governor | 28 May 1967 | July 1975 | (Military) | King |
| Zamani Lekwot Zamani Lekwot Major General Zamani Lekwot was the Military Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria from July 1975 until July 1978 during the military administrations of Generals Murtala Muhammed and Olusegun Obasanjo.Lekwot is a Kataf, born in Kaduna State in 1944.... |
Governor | July 1975 | July 1978 | (Military) | Major General |
| Suleiman Saidu Suleiman Saidu Navy Commander Suleiman Saidu was appointed military governor of Rivers State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, handing over power to the elected civilian governor Melford Obiene Okilo at the start of the Nigerian Second Republic.Rear... |
Governor | July 1978 | October 1979 | (Military) | Navy Commander |
| Melford Obiene Okilo Melford Okilo Melford Obiene Okilo had a long and distinguished career as a politician in Nigeria from the start of independence in 1960 until shortly before his death in 2008.... |
Governor | October 1979 | December 1983 | NPN National Party of Nigeria The National Party of Nigeria was the dominant political party in Nigeria during the Second Republic .-Formation:The party's beginning could be traced to private and sometimes secret meetings among key Northern Nigerian leaders after the proscription of political parties in 1966 by the military... |
Senator |
| Fidelis Oyakhilome Fidelis Oyakhilome Fidelis Oyakhilome was Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria from January 1984 until August 1986 during the military administrations of Generals Muhammadu Buhari and Ibrahim Babangida.-Birth and education:... |
Governor | January 1984 | 26 August 1986 | (Military) | Commissioner of Police |
| Anthony Ukpo Anthony Ukpo Stephen Anthony Ukpo was Minister of Information and Culture, and then Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria from August 1986 until July 1988 during the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida.-Military career:... |
Governor | 26 August 1986 | July 1988 | (Military) | Brigidier General |
| Ernest Olawunmi Adelaye Ernest Olawunmi Adelaye Group Captain Ernest Olawunmi Adelaye was appointed military governor of Rivers State, Nigeria from July 1988 to August 1990 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.... |
Governor | July 1988 | August 1990 | (Military) | |
| Godwin Osagie Abbe Godwin Abbe Godwin Osagie Abbe Godwin Osagie Abbe Godwin Osagie Abbe (born January 10, 1949 in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria is the Defence Minister of Nigeria since July 14, 2009. Prior to this, he had served as the Nigerian Minister of Interior since July 26, 2007.-Military career:... |
Governor | August 1990 | January 1992 | (Military) | |
| Rufus Ada-George Rufus Ada-George Rufus Ada-George was elected Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria, holding office from January 1992 until November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic.-Background:Ada George was born on 11 July 1940 at George-Ama, Okrika, Rivers State... |
Governor | January 1992 | November 1993 | NRC National Republican Convention The National Republican Convention was a Nigerian political party established by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida and ultimately disbanded by the incoming military regime of General Sani Abacha in 1993.-Alignment:... |
JP |
| Dauda Musa Komo Dauda Musa Komo Lt. Colonel Dauda Musa Komo was Administrator of Rivers State, Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.... |
Administrator | 9 December 1993 | 22 August 1996 | (Military) | cornel |
| Musa Shehu Musa Shehu Colonel Musa Sheikh Shehu was Administrator of Rivers State, Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha, and then of Plateau State until the return to democracy in May 1999.... |
Administrator | 22 August 1996 | August 1998 | (Military) | |
| Sam Ewang Sam Ewang Group Captain Sam Ewang was appointed Military Administrator of Ogun State, Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha, and then Administrator of Rivers State until May 1999 handing over power to the elected governor Peter Odili at the start of the... |
Administrator | August 1998 | May 1999 | (Military) | |
| Peter Odili Peter Odili Peter Otunuya Odili was the thirteenth Governor of Rivers State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party .-Background:... |
Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2007 | PDP | |
| Celestine Omehia Celestine Omehia Sir Celestine Omehia was the fourteenth Executive Governor of Rivers State in Nigeria. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party .He is married to Mrs... |
Governor | 29 May 2007 | 26 October 2007 | PDP | |
| Rotimi Amaechi Rotimi Amaechi Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is a Nigerian politician, who became Governor of Rivers State in June 2007. He was previously Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly from 1999 until 2007.... |
Governor | 26 October 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... |