List of governors of Abia State

This is a list of the administrators and governors of Abia State, Nigeria, which was created on 1991-08-27, when it was split from Imo State.

Name  | Title  | Took office  | Left office  | Party  | Notes

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Frank Ajobena[1] | Military Administrator*  | August 28, 1991  | January, 1992  | None  |
Ogbonnaya Onu[2] | Executive Governor  | January, 1992  | November, 1993  | NRC  |
Chinyere Ike Nwosu | Military Administrator*  | December 9, 1993  | September 14, 1994  | None  |
Temi Ejoor | Military Administrator*  | September 14, 1994  | August 22, 1996  | None  |
Moses Fasanya | Military Administrator*  | August 22, 1996  | August, 1998  | None  |
Anthony Obi | Military Administrator*  | August, 1998  | May 29, 1999  | None  |
Orji Uzor Kalu | Executive Governor  | May 29, 1999  | May 29, 2007  | PDP, PPA | Elected on PDP platform, switched to Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA).
Theodore A. Orji | Executive Governor  | May 29, 2007  | May 29, 2015  | PPA |
Okezie Ikpeazu[3][4] | Executive Governor  | May 29, 2015  | May 29, 2023  | PDP |
Alex Chioma Otti[5] | Executive Governor  | May 29, 2023  | Incumbent  | LP |

* Military administrators appointed by the ruling dictators of their respective times.

## See also

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* Governor of Abia State
* List of state governors of Nigeria

## References

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* "Nigerian Federal States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2009-11-30.

1. ^ "Nigerian states". Rulers.org. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
2. ^ Ugbede, Lois (January 4, 2019). "ANALYSIS: How science and technology ministry fared under Ogbonnaya Onu in three years". Premium Times. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
3. ^ "Abia: Orji's shoes are big but I'll run faster — Ikpeazu". Vanguard Newspapers. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
4. ^ "APGA Faction Adopts Okezie Ikpeazu for Governor". Daily Post. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
5. ^ "Otti wins Gubertorial ticket in Abia". THISDAY . He is believed to have won the April 2015 gubernatorial elections, but was manipulated against him. LIVE. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.