List of Governors of Katsina State
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Katsina State
Katsina State
Katsina State is a state in northern Nigeria. Its capital is Katsina, and its governor is Ibrahim Shema, a member of the People's Democratic Party...
was formed in 1987 when it was split from Kaduna State
Kaduna State
-History:The state is the successor to the old Northern Region of Nigeria, which had its capital at Kaduna. In 1967 this was split up into six states, one of which was the North-Central State, whose name was changed to Kaduna State in 1976. This was further divided in 1987, losing the area now part...
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| Name | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
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| Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar Major General Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar was born on July 5, 1949 in Kano State.He was formerly the National security adviser to the president of Nigeria.... |
Governor | September 1987 | July 1988 | - | |
| Lawrence Onoja Lawrence Onoja Major General Lawrence Anebi Onoja was the military governor of Plateau State, Nigeria from 1986 to July 1988 and then of Katsina State until December 1989 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.... |
Governor | July 1988 | December 1989 | - | |
| John Madaki John Madaki Colonel John Yahaya Madaki was appointed military governor of Katsina State, Nigeria in December 1989 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.... |
Governor | December 1989 | January 1992 | - | |
| Saidu Barda Saidu Barda Alhaji Sa'idu Barda is a Nigerian politician who was elected on the National Republican Convention platform as Governor of Katsina State, Nigeria, holding office between January 1992 and November 1983 during the Nigerian Third Republic... |
Governor | January 1992 | November 1993 | NRC | |
| Emmanuel Acholonu Emmanuel Acholonu Commodore Emmanuel A. Acholonu was Administrator of Katsina State in Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.... |
Administrator | 9 December 1993 | 22 August 1996 | - | |
| Samaila Bature Chamah Samaila Bature Chamah Colonel Samaila Bature Chamah was Administrator of Katsina State in Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha, and then of Kebbi State from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, handing over power to... |
Administrator | 22 August 1996 | August 1998 | - | |
| Joseph Akaagerger Joseph Akaagerger Lt. Colonel Joseph Iorshagher Akaagerger was the Military Administrator of Katsina State, Nigeria from August 1998 to 29 May 1999.After the return to democracy, in April 2007 he was elected to the Senate representing Benue North East.... |
Administrator | August 1998 | May 1999 | - | |
| Umaru Yar'Adua | 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... |
Elected President of Nigeria in April 2007 |
| Ibrahim Shema | Governor | 29 May 2007 | Incumbent Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... |
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... |