List of Governors of Bauchi State
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Bauchi State
Bauchi State
Bauchi State is a State in northern Nigeria. Its capital is the city of Bauchi. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up...
was formed in 1976-02-03 when North-Eastern State
North-Eastern State
North-Eastern State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Northern Region. It's capital was the city of Maiduguri.On 3 February 1976 it was divided into three states - Bauchi, Borno, and Gongola...
was divided into Bauchi, Borno
Borno State
Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. Its capital is Maiduguri. The state was formed in 1976 from the split of the North-Eastern State...
, and Gongola
Gongola State
Gongola State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from Adamawa and Sardauna Provinces of North-Eastern State, together with the Wukari Division of the then Benue-Plateau State; it existed until 27 August 1991, when it was divided into two states -...
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| Name | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
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| Mohammed Kaliel Mohammed Kaliel Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Bello Kaliel was the first Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria after it was formed in 3 February 1976 when North-Eastern State was divided into Bauchi, Borno, and Gongola states, during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo... |
Governor | March 1976 | July 1978 | (Military) | |
| Garba Duba Garba Duba Colonel Garba Duba was Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, and Administrator of Sokoto State from January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari.-Early career:Garba Duba... |
Governor | July 1978 | October 1979 | (Military) | |
| Tatari Ali Tatari Ali Alhaji Abubakar Tatari Ali was elected Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria in 1979, holding office until the military coup on 31 December 1983 that brought General Mohammadu Buhari to power.... |
Governor | October 1979 | December 1983 | NPN National Party of Nigeria The National Party of Nigeria was the dominant political party in Nigeria during the Second Republic .-Formation:The party's beginning could be traced to private and sometimes secret meetings among key Northern Nigerian leaders after the proscription of political parties in 1966 by the military... |
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| Mohammed Sani Sami Mohammed Sani Sami Brigadier Mohammed Sani Sami was Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria from January 1984 to August 1985 during the military regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari.Mohammed Sani Sami was born in Zuru in Kebbi State.... |
Governor | January 1984 | August 1985 | (Military) | |
| Chris Abutu Garuba Chris Abutu Garuba Major General Chris Abutu Garuba was Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria from August 1985 to December 1987 during the military regime of Major General Ibrahim Babangida.Garuba was born in Ipole, Otukpo Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State.... |
Governor | August 1985 | December 1987 | (Military) | |
| Joshua Madaki Joshua Madaki Major General Joshua Mamman Madaki was Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria from December 1987 to August 1990 and then of Plateau State from August 1990 to January 1992 during the military regime of Major General Ibrahim Babangida.... |
Governor | December 1987 | August 1990 | (Military) | |
| Abu Ali Colonel Abu Ali Lt. Colonel Abu Ali was Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria from August 1990 to July 1992 during the military regime of Major General Ibrahim Babangida.... |
Governor | August 1990 | January 1992 | (Military) | |
| Dahiru Mohammed Dahiru Mohammed Alhaji Dahiru Mohammed Deba is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria between January 1992 and November 1983 during the Nigerian Third Republic, leaving office after the military coup that brought General Sani Abacha to power.Deba was born on 24 September 1942, in... |
Governor | January 1992 | November 1993 | NRC National Republican Convention The National Republican Convention was a Nigerian political party established by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida and ultimately disbanded by the incoming military regime of General Sani Abacha in 1993.-Alignment:... |
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| James Kalau James Kalau Wing Commander James Yana Kalau was Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria from December 1993 to September 1994 during the military regime of Major General Sani Abacha.He achieved little, in part handicapped by crippling fuel shortages.-References:... |
Administrator | 9 December 1993 | 14 September 1994 | (Military) | |
| Rasheed Adisa Raji Rasheed Adisa Raji Navy Captain Rasheed Adisa Raji was Military Administrator of Bauchi State in Nigeria from 14 September 1994 to 22 August 1996 and then of Sokoto State from 22 August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.... |
Administrator | 14 September 1994 | 22 August 1996 | (Military) | |
| Theophilus Bamigboye Theophilus Bamigboye Theophilus O Bamigboye is a retired Nigerian Colonel who served as Military Administrator of Bauchi State and then Osun State before the return to democracy in May 1999... |
Administrator | 22 August 1996 | August 1998 | (Military) | |
| Abdul Mshelia Abdul Mshelia Wing Commander Abdul Adamu Mshelia was Administrator of Bauchi State, Nigeria from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar.When he took over Bauchi was a sleepy and backward state... |
Administrator | August 1998 | May 1999 | (Military) | |
| Adamu Mu'azu Adamu Mu'azu Alhaji Ahmadu Adamu Mu'azu was governor of Bauchi State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party .... |
Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2007 | PDP People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In... |
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| Isa Yuguda Isa Yuguda Mallam Isa Yuguda was elected Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria in April 2007 on the All Nigeria Peoples Party platform.In April 2009 he changed allegiance from the ANPP to the People's Democratic Party .... |
Governor | 29 May 2007 | Present | ANPP All Nigeria People's Party The All Nigeria Peoples Party is a conservative political party in Nigeria. At the last legislative elections , the party won 27.0% of the popular vote and 92 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives and 27 out of 109 seats in the Senate... |
Decamped officially to PDP 27 June 2009 |