List of governors of Kwara State

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This is a list of administrators and governors of Kwara. Kwara, Nigeria, was formed on 27 May 1967 when the Northern region was split into Benue-Plateau, Kano, Kwara, West Central, North-Eastern and North-Western states;

NameTitleTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
David Bamigboye [1] Military Governor28 May 1967July 1975Military
Ibrahim Taiwo Military GovernorJul 197513 Feb 1976Military
George Agbazika Innih Military GovernorMarch 1976July 1978Military
Sunday Ifere Military GovernorJuly 1978October 1979Military
Adamu Atta [2] [3] Civilian GovernorOctober 1979October 1983NPN
Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo Civilian GovernorOctober 1983December 1983UPN
Salaudeen Latinwo Military GovernorJanuary 1984August 1985Military
Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru Military GovernorAugust 1985December 1987Military
Ahmed Abdullahi Military GovernorDecember 1987July 1988Military
Ibrahim Alkali Military GovernorJuly 1988December 1989Military
Alwali Kazir Military GovernorDecember 1989January 1992Military
Shaaba Lafiaji Civilian GovernorJanuary 1992November 1993SDP
Mustapha Ismail Military Administrator9 Dec 199314 Sep 1994Military
Baba Adamu Iyam Military Administrator14 September 199422 August 1996Military
Peter A.M. Ogar Military Administrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Rasheed Shekoni Military AdministratorAugust 199829 May 1999Military
Mohammed Lawal [4] Civilian Governor29 May 199929 May 2003ANPP
Bukola Saraki [5] [6] Civilian Governor29 May 200329 May 2011PDP
Abdulfatah Ahmed [7] Civilian Governor29 May 201129 May 2019PDP
Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman [8] [9] Civilian Governor29 May 2019IncumbentAPC

See also

References

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