List of governors of Jigawa State

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This is a list of administrators and governors of Jigawa State. Jigawa State was formed in 1991-08-27 [1] when it was split from Kano State.

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NameTitleTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
Olayinka Sule [2] Administrator28 August 1991January 1992Military
Ali Sa'ad Birnin-Kudu [3] GovernorJanuary 1992November 1993 SDP
Colonel Ibrahim Aliyu [4] Administrator9 December 199322 August 1996Military
Rasheed Shekoni Administrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Abubakar Maimalari [5] AdministratorAugust 1998May 1999Military
Ibrahim Saminu Turaki [6] Governor29 May 199929 May 2007 APP; ANPP
Sule Lamido Governor29 May 200729 May 2015 PDP
Badaru Abubakar [7] [8] Governor29 May 201529 May 2023 APC
Umar Namadi [9] [10] Governor29 May 2023Incumbent APC

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  1. ↑ "About State - Jigawa State Government". jigawastate.gov.ng. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  2. ↑ "Past Governors". Jigawa State Government. 1991-08-28. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Where is Ali Sa'ad Birnin Kudu?". Daily Trust. 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  4. ↑ "Former Jigawa Governor, Ibrahim Aliyu Is Dead". Sahara Reporters. 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  5. ↑ "Abubakar Maimalari, Aishat Ismail: Where are they now?". Blueprint Newspapers. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  6. ↑ "Exclusive: Ex-Jigawa Governor Saminu Turaki spends minimum 77 days in detention". premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  7. ↑ Nwamu, Aniebo (2015-04-13). "INEC Declares APC's Badaru Abubakar Winner Of Jigawa Guber Poll |". AB-NG: Leadership.ng. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
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