Governor of Northern Nigeria

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Governor of
Northern Nigeria
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Regional Government of Northern Nigeria
Style His Excellency
Residence Arewa House
Seat Kaduna
Appointer The Crown, later Government of Nigeria
Term length No fixed term
Constituting instrument Constitution and Laws of Northern Nigeria
Formation1 January 1897
First holder Frederick John Dealtry Lugard
1 January 1897

The High Commissioner or Governor of Northern Nigeria, originally the High Commissioner of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate, after 1914 the Lieutenant Governor, Chief Commissioner, or Governor General of the Northern Provinces of Nigeria, was effectively the viceroy of Northern Nigeria, exercising British suzerainty as representative of the Crown. The office of High Commissioner was first established on 1 January 1897, by letters patent from Queen Victoria, and after the departure of the British in 1960 it was continued until 1967 as representative of the new administration in Lagos.

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With effect from 27 May 1967, Northern Nigeria was divided into the North-Eastern State, North-Western State, Kano State, Kaduna State, Kwara State, and the Benue-Plateau State, each with its own Governor.

Governors

No.ImageGovernorTook officeLeft officeTitle
1 LordLugard.jpg Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard 19001906High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
2 Girouard, Percy 1899.jpg Sir Percy Girouard 19071909High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
3Sir Henry Hesketh Bell 19091911High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
4 Charles Lindsay Temple 19111912High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
5 LordLugard.jpg Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard 19121914Lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria
6 Charles Lindsay Temple 19141917Lieutenant Governor
7 Herbert Symonds Goldsmith 19171921Lieutenant Governor
8Sir William Frederick Gowers 19211925Lieutenant Governor
9 Sir Richmond Palmer.jpg Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer 19251930Lieutenant Governor
10 Cyril Wilson Alexander 19301932Chief Commissioner
11 George Sinclair Browne 19321936Chief Commissioner
12Sir Theodore Samuel Adams 19361943Chief Commissioner
13Sir John Robert Patterson 19431947Chief Commissioner
14 Eric Westbury Thompstone 19471951Chief Commissioner
15Sir Eric Westbury Thompstone 19511952Lieutenant Governor
16Sir Eric Westbury Thompstone 19521953Governor General of Northern Nigeria
17Sir Bryan Sharwood-Smith1 October 19542 December 1957Governor General of Northern Nigeria
18 Sir Muhammadu Sanusi I 1957Acted for six monthsActing Governor General of Northern Nigeria for six months during the administration of Sir Gawain Westray Bell
19Sir Gawain Westray Bell 2 December 19571962Governor General of Northern Nigeria
20 Kashim Ibrahim.jpg Alhaji Sir Kashim Ibrahim 196216 January 1966Governor
21 Nigerian Public Domain 130.jpg Hassan Usman Katsina 16 January 196627 May 1967Governor (military)

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