List of governors of Jigawa State

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.

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

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Olayinka Sule[2] | Administrator  | 28 August 1991  | January 1992  | Military  |
Ali Sa'ad Birnin-Kudu[3] | Governor  | January 1992  | November 1993  | SDP |
Colonel Ibrahim Aliyu[4] | Administrator  | 9 December 1993  | 22 August 1996  | Military  |
Rasheed Shekoni | Administrator  | 22 August 1996  | August 1998  | Military  |
Abubakar Maimalari[5] | Administrator  | August 1998  | May 1999  | Military  |
Ibrahim Saminu Turaki[6] | Governor  | 29 May 1999  | 29 May 2007  | APP; ANPP |
Sule Lamido | Governor  | 29 May 2007  | 29 May 2015  | PDP |
Badaru Abubakar[7][8] | Governor  | 29 May 2015  | 29 May 2023  | APC |
Umar Namadi[9][10] | Governor  | 29 May 2023  | Incumbent  | APC |

## See also

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* States of Nigeria
* List of state governors of Nigeria

## References

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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. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
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.
8. ^ "Ekiti 2022: No aspirant boycotted APC primaries, says Badaru -". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
9. ^ "Jigawa gets vaccine allocation - The Nation News Nigeria". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
10. ^ Nwamu, Aniebo (13 April 2015). "INEC Declares APC's Badaru Abubakar Winner Of Jigawa Guber Poll |". AB-NG: Leadership.ng. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

## Sources

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