Nigerian state governors 2011–15 term

The Nigerian state governors 2011–2015 term formally begins in May 2011 for the 26 state Governors in Nigeria elected in April 2011. In the 10 other states, elections were delayed until the current incumbent had served their full term. Governors are normally elected for a four-year term during the national elections in which the President and members of the upper and lower house are also elected, as are the state legislators. In some cases, the first officeholder may be replaced by another, for example through death, impeachment or if an election is annulled.

State of Nigeria

April 2011 elections

Elections for 24 of the 36 states in Nigeria were held on 26 April 2011.[1] In the northern states, elections were held in an atmosphere of violence that followed the election on 16 April 2011 of the southerner Goodluck Jonathan as President.[2] Elections were delayed until 28 April in Bauchi and Kaduna states due to violence between Christians and Muslims. Turnout in these states was low when the elections were held.[3]

Initial results for 12 states were announced on 28 April 2011, with seven governors being reelected and five governors elected for the first time.[1] Later that day, results for 22 of the states had been declared, of which the People's Democratic Party (PDP) had taken 15. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the election in Imo state "inconclusive" due to irregularities in collation of results.[4] On 29 April the INEC decided to hold supplementary polls in four local government areas and one ward in Imo State on 6 May 2011 to decide the election.[5]

Elections for the 10 remaining states were to be held only when the four-year tenures of the current governors run out. The governors of Adamawa, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Edo, Ekiti, Kogi, Ondo, Osun and Sokoto states had served less than four years due to taking office only after nullification of the election of former incumbents.[6]

Governors

As of 28 May 2011, the breakdown of Governors by party in 36 states was:

PartyStates
ACN (Action Congress of Nigeria)6
ANPP (All Nigeria People's Party)3
APGA (All Progressives Grand Alliance)2
CPC (Congress for Progressive Change)1
LP (Labour Party)1
PDP (People's Democratic Party)23

Following is a list of all Nigerian state governors who held office during the 2011–2015 term. Acting governors are not shown.

State Governor Party Date elected Notes
Abia Theodore OrjiPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
Adamawa Murtala NyakoPDP29 April 2008 Elected after April 2007 election was nullified
Akwa Ibom Godswill AkpabioPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
Anambra Peter ObiAPGA6 February 2010 Second term
Bauchi Isa YugudaPDP28 April 2011 Reelected
Bayelsa Seriake DicksonPDP24 May 2008 Reelected after nullification of April 2007 election
Benue Gabriel SuswamPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
Borno Kashim ShettimaANPP26 April 2011 First term
Cross River Liyel ImokePDP23 August 2008 Reelected after nullification of April 2007 election
Delta Emmanuel UduaghanPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
Ebonyi Martin ElechiPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
Edo Adams OshiomholeACN12 November 2008 Assumed office after winning appeal of April 2007 election
Ekiti Kayode FayemiACN15 October 2010 Assumed office after winning appeal of April 2007 election
Enugu Sullivan ChimePDP26 April 2011 Reelected
Gombe Ibrahim Hassan DankwamboPDP26 April 2011 First term
Imo Rochas OkorochaAPGA6 May 2011 First term
Jigawa Sule LamidoPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
Kaduna Yero came appointed after the death of Patrick Ibrahim YakowaPDP26 April 2011 Incumbent, appointed governor on 20 May 2010 when Namadi Sambo became Vice President
Kano Rabiu KwankwasoPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
Katsina Ibrahim ShemaPDP28 April 2011 Reelected
Kebbi Usman Saidu Nasamu DakingariPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
Kogi Ibrahim IdrisPDP29 March 2008 Elected after April 2007 election declared invalid
Kwara Abdulfatah AhmedPDP26 April 2011 First term
Lagos Babatunde FasholaACN26 April 2011 Reelected
Nasarawa Umaru Tanko Al-MakuraCPC26 April 2011 First term
Niger Mu'azu Babangida AliyuPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
Ogun Ibikunle AmosunACN26 April 2011 Reelected
Ondo Olusegun MimikoLP24 February 2009 Assumed office after election of Olusegun Agagu was nullified
Osun Rauf AregbesolaACN26 November 2010 Assumed office after election of Olagunsoye Oyinlola was nullified
Oyo Isiaka Abiola AjimobiACN26 April 2011 First term
Plateau Jonah JangPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
Rivers Rotimi AmaechiPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
Sokoto Aliyu Magatakarda WamakkoPDP28 May 2008 Reelected after April 2007 election annulled
Taraba Danbaba SuntaiPDP26 April 2011 Re-elected
Yobe Ibrahim GaidamANPP26 April 2011 Reelected
Zamfara Abdul'aziz Abubakar YariANPP26 April 2011 First term

See also

References
  1. Sulaimon Olanrewaju and Olayinka Olukoya (28 April 2011). "GOV ELECTION: The winners are Ajimobi, Fashola, Amaechi, Amosun, Abdulfatah, Akpabio, Aliyu, Dakingari, Orji, Chime, Kwankwaso..." Nigerian Tribune. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. "Nigeria: governor elections press ahead amid killings". The Guardian (UK). 26 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. Jon Gambrell (28 April 2011). "Nigeria carries out delayed gubernatorial elections in 2 states where churches, mosques burned". The Associated Press. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  4. Elisha Bala-Gbogbo and Ardo Hazzad (28 April 2011). "Nigeria's Ruling PDP Party Takes More Than Half of Governor Races Declared". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  5. BEN AGANDE, LUKA BINNIYAT & SUSAN EDEH (30 April 2011). "INEC extends Ohakim, Rochas' battle". Vanguard. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  6. Oziegbe Okoeki (29 April 2011). "How Assembly polls filled the void in 10 states". The Nation. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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