List of Governors of Sokoto State
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, which was formed on 3 February 1976 when North-Western State
North-Western State
North-Western State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Northern Region and existed until 3 February 1976, when it was divided into two states - Niger and Sokoto. The city of Sokoto was the capital of North-Western State.-North-Western...
was split into Niger
Niger State
Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State.The state is named...
and Sokoto
Sokoto State
Sokoto State is located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2005 it has an estimated population of more than 4.2 million...
states.
| Name | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
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| Alhaji Usman Faruk Usman Faruk Commissioner of Police Alhaji Usman Faruk was the first Military Governor of North-Western State in Nigeria from 1967 to 1975 after it was split off from the old Northern Region during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon.... |
Governor | 1967 | 1975 | (Military) | Commisioner of Police, Governor of Northwestern State North-Western State North-Western State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Northern Region and existed until 3 February 1976, when it was divided into two states - Niger and Sokoto. The city of Sokoto was the capital of North-Western State.-North-Western... |
| Colonel Umaru Mohammed Umaru Mohammed Lt. Colonel Umaru Mohammed was appointed Governor of North-Western State in Nigeria in July 1975 at the start of the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed. In February 1976 North-Western State was split into Niger State and Sokoto State... |
Governor | March 1976 | July 1978 | (Military) | |
| Lt. Colonel Gado Nasko Gado Nasko Lieutenant General Muhammad Gado Nasko was the military governor of Sokoto State, Nigeria between 1978-1979.Nasko retired from the army in 1993 after a palace coup by his colleague Sani Abacha ushered in a new set of ministers... |
Governor | July 1978 | October 1979 | (Military) | |
| Shehu Kangiwa Shehu Kangiwa Alhaji Muhammadu Shehu Kangiwa was the first elected civilian governor of Sokoto State, Nigeria in the short-lived Nigerian Second Republic, holding office from October 1979 to November 1981... |
Governor | October 1979 | November 1981 | 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... |
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| Garba Nadama Garba Nadama Dr. Garba Nadama was the second civilian governor of Sokoto State, Nigeria in the short-lived Nigerian Second Republic, holding office from January 1982 to November 1983... |
Governor | 1982 | 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... |
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| Colonel Garba Duba Garba Duba Colonel Garba Duba was Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, and Administrator of Sokoto State from January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari.-Early career:Garba Duba... |
Governor | January 1984 | August 1985 | (Military) | |
| Colonel Garba Mohammed Garba Mohammed Colonel Garba Mohammed was appointed Governor of Sokoto State in Nigeria from August 1985 to December 1987 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.-References:... |
Governor | August 1985 | December 1987 | (Military) | |
| Colonel Ahmed Muhammad Daku Ahmed Muhammad Daku Colonel Ahmed Muhammad Daku was appointed Governor of Kano State in Nigeria on 27 August 1985 at the start of the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida, and was transferred to become Governor of Sokoto State from December 1987 to August 1990.Ahmed Muhammad Daku was born in Katsina.After... |
Governor | December 1987 | August 1990 | (Military) | |
| Colonel Bashir Salihi Magashi Bashir Salihi Magashi Colonel Bashir Salihi Magashi was appointed Governor of Sokoto State in Nigeria from August 1990 to January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.... |
Governor | August 1990 | January 1992 | (Military) | |
| Malam Yahaya Abdulkarim Yahaya Abdulkarim Malam Yahaya Abdulkarim was elected governor of Sokoto State, Nigeria between January 1992 and November 1993, during General Ibrahim Babangida's attempted transition to democracy.... |
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:... |
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| Colonel Yakubu Mu'azu Yakubu Mu'azu Colonel Yakubu Mu'azu was Administrator of Sokoto State, Nigeria from 9 December 1993 to 22 August 1996.-Military career:... |
Administrator | 9 December 1993 | 22 August 1996 | (Military) | |
| Navy Captain Rasheed Adisa Raji Rasheed Adisa Raji Navy Captain Rasheed Adisa Raji was Military Administrator of Bauchi State in Nigeria from 14 September 1994 to 22 August 1996 and then of Sokoto State from 22 August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.... |
Administrator | 22 August 1996 | August 1998 | (Military) | |
| Group Captain (Air Force) Rufai Garba Rufai Garba Group Captain Rufai Garba was the Military Administrator of Anambra State in Nigeria from 21 December 1996 to 6 August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha, and then of Sokoto State from 6 August 1998 to 29 May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar,... |
Administrator | August 1998 | May 1999 | (Military) | |
| Attahiru Bafarawa Attahiru Bafarawa Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa was governor of Sokoto State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.-Early career:He was a local government councillor in charge of Education... |
Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2007 | APP; ANPP All Nigeria People's Party The All Nigeria Peoples Party is a conservative political party in Nigeria. At the last legislative elections , the party won 27.0% of the popular vote and 92 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives and 27 out of 109 seats in the Senate... |
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| Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko was elected governor of Sokoto State, Nigeria in April 2007, representing the People's Democratic Party .-Background:... |
Governor | 29 May 2007 | 11 April 2008 | 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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| Abdullahi Balarabe Salame Abdullahi Balarabe Salame Abdullahi Balarabe Salame is a Nigerian politician who is speaker of the house of Sokoto State, and who served as acting governor of the state from 11 April to 28 May, 2008.... |
Acting Governor | 11 April 2008 | 28 May 2008 | - | |
| Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko was elected governor of Sokoto State, Nigeria in April 2007, representing the People's Democratic Party .-Background:... |
Governor | 28 May 2008 | - | 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... |