List of Governors of Kebbi State
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Kebbi State
Kebbi State
Kebbi State is a state in north-western Nigeria with its capital at Birnin Kebbi. The state was formed from part of Sokoto State in 1991. Kebbi State is bordered by Sokoto State, Niger State, Dosso Region in the Republic of Niger and the nation of Benin. It has a total area of...
was formed on 27 August 1991, when it was split off from Sokoto State
Sokoto State
Sokoto State is located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2005 it has an estimated population of more than 4.2 million...
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| Name | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
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| Patrick Aziza Patrick Aziza Major-General Patrick Aziza was the first military Governor of Kebbi State, Nigeria after it was split off from Sokoto State on 27 August 1991 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.-Birth and early career:... |
Administrator | 28 August 1991 | January 1992 | (military) | |
| Abubakar Musa Abubakar Musa Alhaji Abubakar Musa is a Nigerian politician who was elected on the National Republican Convention platform as Governor of Kebbi State, Nigeria, holding office between January 1992 and November 1983 during the Nigerian Third Republic.... |
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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| Salihu Tunde Bello Salihu Tunde Bello Colonel Salihu Tunde Bello was Administrator of Kebbi State in Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.... |
Administrator | 9 December 1993 | 22 August 1996 | (military) | |
| John Ubah John Ubah Colonel John I. Ubah was Administrator of Kebbi State in Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.He was born in Okpobla, Ahilia, Benue State.... |
Administrator | 22 August 1996 | August 1998 | (military) | |
| 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 | August 1998 | May 1999 | (military) | |
| Adamu Aliero Adamu Aliero Muhammad Adamu Aliero was governor of Kebbi State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party .He became Senator for Kebbi Central from June 5, 2007 till December 18, 2008.... |
Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2007 | APP; 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... |
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| Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari | Governor | 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... |