List of governors of Ogun State

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This is a list of administrators and governors of Ogun State, Nigeria. Ogun State was formed on 3 February 1976 [1] when Western State divided into Ogun, Ondo, and Oyo states.

NameTitleTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
Saidu Ayodele Balogun [2] [3] GovernorMar 1976Jul 1978Military
Harris Eghagha GovernorJul 1978Oct 1979Military
Olabisi Onabanjo [4] GovernorOct 1979Dec 1983UPN
Oladipo Diya GovernorJan 1984Aug 1985Military
Oladayo Popoola GovernorAug 19851986Military
Raji Alagbe Rasaki Governor1986Dec 1987Military
Mohammed Lawal GovernorDec 1987Aug 1990Military
Oladeinde Joseph GovernorAug 1990Jan 1992Military
Olusegun Osoba GovernorJanuary 1992November 1993 SDP
Daniel Akintonde Administrator9 Dec 199322 Aug 1996Military
Sam Ewang Administrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Kayode Olofin-Moyin AdministratorAugust 199829 May 1999Military
Olusegun Osoba [5] Governor29 May 199929 May 2003 AD; AC
Gbenga Daniel [6] [7] Governor29 May 2003May 2011 PDP
Ibikunle Amosun [8] [9] [10] Governor29 May 201129 May 2019 ACN]/APC
Dapo Abiodun [11] Governor29 May 2019Incumbent APC

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