List of Governors of Yobe State
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Yobe State was formed in 1991-08-27 when it was split out from Borno State
Borno State
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| Name | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
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| Sani Daura Ahmed Sani Daura Ahmed Assistant Inspector General Sani Daura-Ahmed was the first Governor of Yobe State, Nigeria after it was split out from Borno State on 27 August 1991, holding office until January 1992 during the military regime of general Ibrahim Babangida... |
Administrator | 28 August 1991 | January 1992 | (Military) | |
| Bukar Abba Ibrahim | Governor | January 1992 | November 1993 | SDP Social Democratic Party (Nigeria) The Social Democratic Party of Nigeria, popularly known as SDP, was a political party created to encompass the ideals of a center left political organization. It was one of the products of a democracy project by former President Ibrahim Babangida to have two detribalized political parties, one a... |
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| Dabo Aliyu Dabo Aliyu Police Commissioner Dabo Aliyu was acting Administrator of Anambra State from November to December 1993, and served as Administrator of Yobe State from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.-References:... |
Administrator | 9 December 1993 | 22 August 1996 | (Military) | |
| John Ben Kalio John Ben Kalio Group Captain John Ibiwari Ben Kalio was Administrator of Yobe State from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.... |
Administrator | 22 August 1996 | August 1998 | (Military) | |
| Musa Mohammed Musa Mohammed Colonel Musa Mohammed was Administrator of Yobe State, Nigeria from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar.... |
Administrator | August 1998 | May 1999 | (Military) | |
| Bukar Abba Ibrahim | 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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| Mamman Bello Ali Mamman Bello Ali Mamman Bello Ali was Nigerian Senator for Yobe South from 1999 to 2007, and the Governor of Yobe State from 2007 up until his death. He was a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party . He was receiving medical treatment for leukemia in a Florida hospital when he died.-References:... |
Governor | 29 May 2007 | 27 January 2009 | 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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| Ibrahim Geidam Ibrahim Geidam Ibrahim Geidam was sworn in as Executive Governor of Yobe State, Nigeria on January 27, 2009.He was elected on 26 April 2011 for a second term as governor.-Background:... |
Governor | 2009 | present | A N P P |