Governor of Northern Nigeria

Office of the Governing body of the northern-region of Nigeria

Governor of
Northern Nigeria

Gubernatorial seal

Gubernatorial flag

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
Formation| 1 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.

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

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1 |  | Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard | 1900  | 1906  | High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
2 |  | Sir Percy Girouard | 1907  | 1909  | High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
3 |  | Sir Henry Hesketh Bell | 1909  | 1911  | High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
4 |  | Charles Lindsay Temple | 1911  | 1912  | High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
5 |  | Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard | 1912  | 1914  | Lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria
6 |  | Charles Lindsay Temple | 1914  | 1917  | Lieutenant Governor
7 |  | Herbert Symonds Goldsmith | 1917  | 1921  | Lieutenant Governor
8 |  | Sir William Frederick Gowers | 1921  | 1925  | Lieutenant Governor
9 |  | Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer | 1925  | 1930  | Lieutenant Governor
10 |  | Cyril Wilson Alexander | 1930  | 1932  | Chief Commissioner
11 |  | George Sinclair Browne | 1932  | 1936  | Chief Commissioner
12 |  | Sir Theodore Samuel Adams | 1936  | 1943  | Chief Commissioner
13 |  | Sir John Robert Patterson | 1943  | 1947  | Chief Commissioner
14 |  | Eric Westbury Thompstone | 1947  | 1951  | Chief Commissioner
15 |  | Sir Eric Westbury Thompstone | 1951  | 1952  | Lieutenant Governor
16 |  | Sir Eric Westbury Thompstone | 1952  | 1953  | Governor General of Northern Nigeria
17 |  | Sir Bryan Sharwood-Smith  | 1 October 1954  | 2 December 1957  | Governor General of Northern Nigeria
18 |  | Sir Muhammadu Sanusi I | 1957  | Acted for six months  | Acting Governor General of Northern Nigeria for six months during the administration of Sir Gawain Westray Bell
19 |  | Sir Gawain Westray Bell | 2 December 1957  | 1962  | Governor General of Northern Nigeria
20 |  | Alhaji Sir Kashim Ibrahim | 1962  | 16 January 1966  | Governor
21 |  | Hassan Usman Katsina | 16 January 1966  | 27 May 1967  | Governor (military)

## See also

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* States of Nigeria

## References

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* "Provinces and Regions of Nigeria". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 28 May 2010.

## External links

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* Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria - 1999
* Interactive Map of Nigeria

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Governors of Northern Region, Nigeria

* Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard
* Sir Percy Girouard
* Sir Henry Hesketh Bell
* Sir Bryan Sharwood-Smith
* Sir Gawain Westray Bell
* Sir Kashim Ibrahim
* Hassan Katsina

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