Current List of 36 State Governors in Nigeria & Political Parties (2023)

Before we delve into the names of state governors in Nigeria and their parties, note that the Nigerian constitution stipulates that “A person shall be eligible for the office of State Governor in Nigeria if he or she is a citizen of Nigeria by birth, at least 35 years of age, is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party.

The constitution limits these Nigerian state governors to only two terms of four-year terms in office. Below is a compiled list of the 36 state governors in Nigeria.

This 2023, elections will be dully held in many states for governors while state assemblies will also have their elections in the 36 states. The states that won’t participate in the governorship elections are Edo, Ondo, Ekiti, Bayelsa, Anambra and Osun states as the tenures of their governors are yet to expire.

As it stands, APC has more control in majority of the states in Nigeria while PDP won few other states especially in the southern region of the country.

We shall update the list of governors elected this 2023 election and if there are changes, we shall dully add them as some states might still hold their elections.

LIST OF 36 STATE GOVERNORS IN NIGERIA 2023

Abia State, Dr Victor Ikpeazu, PDP.
Adamawa State, Jibrilla Jindow, APC.
Akwa Ibom, Emmanuel Udom, PDP.
Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, APGA.
Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar, APC (Bala Mohammed of PDP leading but awaits court’s decision)
Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, PDP.
Benue State, Samuel Ortom, PDP.
Borno State, Kashim Shettima, APC.
Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, APC.
Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, PDP.
Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, APC.
Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, PDP.
Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, PDP.
Ekiti State, John OluKayode Fayemi, APC
Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, APC.
Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, APC (supreme court declared him winner).
Jigawa State, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru, APC.
Kaduna State, Nasirel Rufai, APC.
Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, APC.
Kano State, Umar Ganduje, APC.
Katsina State, Aminu Masari, APC.
Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, APC.
Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, APC.
Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, APC.
Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, APC.
Niger State, Abubakar Sanu-Lulu Bello, APC.
Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, APC.
Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, APC.
Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, PDP (Tribunal declared him winner)
Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, PDP.
Plateau State, Rt Hon Simon Lalong, APC.
Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, PDP.
Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, APC.
Taraba State, Mr. Darius Ishaku, PDP.
Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, APC.
Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, APC.
Abuja F.C.T, Mohammed Bello

Nigerians cast their ballots for their preferred candidates for governor on March 18 in 28 states of the federation, representing a variety of political parties. The Independent National Electoral Commission is now announcing the election’s results (INEC).

After the presidential election, the political landscape in many states shifted, with political groups clinging to wins after falling to the opposition on February 25.

The All Progressive Congress (APC) had previously lost the presidential election in Lagos to the Labour Party, but things turned around during the governorship elections held on Saturday. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the APC has been named the victor, with Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party coming in a distant second. While there were numerous instances of reported violence and voter suppression throughout the election, the LP candidate alleged rigging.

The same thing happened in Oyo, where Teslim Folarin of the APC trailed Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by a significant margin, in contrast to what happened during the presidential election, which the APC won.

The PDP had won the presidential election in Katsina, but the APC quickly gained control of the scene after INEC declared Dikko Radda of the APC the election’s victor.

In Kaduna, the race between Uba Sani of the APC and his rival from the PDP is close, and a winner has not yet been named. Nonetheless, in Sokoto, APC triumphed against PDP despite the latter party winning the state’s presidential election.

Although the PDP’s Dauda Lawal is ahead of the APC’s Bello Matawalle as governor of Zamfara after results from five of the state’s 14 local governments were made public, the APC won the presidential election there.

Despite the governor of Benue endorsing the LP’s Peter Obi, the APC won the state’s presidential election and is currently in the lead in the race for governor.

In Ogun, APC governor Dapo Abiodun narrowly overcame his PDP rival, who had contested the INEC declaration, to keep his position.

Badaru Abubakar, the departing governor of Jigawa, joined the group of APC leaders who had won both the governorship and the presidential elections in their respective states. The APC’s Umar Namadi was proclaimed the winner, and Sule Lamido, a former governor of the state and PDP leader, was unable to install his son as the next governor.

In Kano, the NNPP has gained the majority of the votes, just like it did in the presidential election. On Monday morning, INEC is anticipated to announce that the NNPP has won the governorship race. In the tight race between the APC and PDP in Kebbi, a winner has not yet been announced.

Plateau supported the LP’s Peter Obi in the presidential election, but the PDP and the APC are presently in a close contest for the governorship, and this is quickly changing.

Governor Abdulrahman Abdurazak of the APC won a second term in Kwara. Niger State has also been kept by the APC.

With just one local government still to be chosen, Aishatu Binani of the APC lags Governor Umaru Fintiri of the PDP in Adamawa. Binani, on the other hand, thinks she stands a good chance of narrowing the gap with a decisive victory in Fufore, the final local government. She wants to become the first female state governor in Nigeria.

If he retains his early advantage, APC Governor Babagana Zulum has a good chance of winning re-election in Borno. The current governors of the APC have been re-elected in Gombe and Yobe.

The Obi tsunami is still a serious threat to the southeast, but it is not without problems. For instance, the LP is comfortably ahead in Abia while having trouble with the PDP in Enugu. Nonetheless, the APC candidate for governor of Ebonyi is expected to be proclaimed victorious.

The Obi tsunami is dead in Rivers since the PDP and APC are battling it out for the win, with the APC now leading. The APC governorship candidate in Cross River enjoys a sizable advantage. Meanwhile, PDP has jumped out to an early lead in the governorship poll in Delta.

FULL LIST OF NIGERIA’S 36 STATE GOVERNORS, THEIR DEPUTES AND POLITICAL PARTIES (2023)

STATE	GOVERNOR		DEPUTY GOVERNOR		PARTY		TOOK OFFICE	TERM END
Abia State		Okezie Ikpeazu		Ude Oko Chukwu		PDP	2015	2023
Adamawa State		Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri		Crowther Seth		PDP	2019	2023
Akwa Ibom State		Udom Gabriel Emmanuel		Moses Ekpo		PDP	2015	2023
Anambra State		Chukwuma Soludo		Dr. Onyeka Ibezim		APGA	2022	2026
Bauchi State		Bala Muhammed		Baba Tela		PDP	2019	2023
Bayelsa State		Douye Diri		Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo		PDP	2020[a]	2024
Benue State		Samuel Ortom		Benson Abounu		PDP	2015	2023
Borno State		BabaGana Umara		Umar Usman Kadafur		APC	2019	2023
Cross River State		Benedict Ayade		Ivara Esu		APC	2015	2023
Delta State		Ifeanyi Okowa		Kingsley Otuaro		PDP	2015	2023
Ebonyi State		Dave Umahi		Eric Kelechi Igwe		APC	2015	2023
Edo State		Godwin Obaseki		Philip Shaibu		PDP	2016	2024
Ekiti State		Kayode Fayemi		Bisi Egbeyemi		APC	2018	2022
Enugu State		Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi		Cecilia Ezeilo		PDP	2015	2023
Gombe State		Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya		Manasseh Daniel Jatau		APC	2019	2023
Imo State		Hope Uzodinma		Placid Njoku		APC	2020	2024
Jigawa State		Badaru Abubakar		Umar Namadi		APC	2015	2023
Kaduna State		Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai		Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe		APC	2015	2023
Kano State		Abdullahi Umar Ganduje		Nasir Yusuf Gawuna		APC	2015	2023
Katsina State		Aminu Bello Masari		Mannir Yakubu		APC	2015	2023
Kebbi State		Abubakar Atiku Bagudu		Samaila Yombe Dabai		APC	2015	2023
Kogi State		Yahaya Bello		Edward Onoja		APC	2016	2024
Kwara State		AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq		Kayode Alibi		APC	2019	2023
Lagos State		Babajide Sanwo-Olu		Femi Hamzat		APC	2019	2023
Nasarawa State		Abdullahi Sule		Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe		APC	2019	2023
Niger State		Abubakar Sani Bello		Ahmed Muhammad Ketso		APC	2015	2023
Ogun State		Dapo Abiodun		Noimot Salako-Oyedele		APC	2019	2023
Ondo State		Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu		Lucky Aiyedatiwa		APC	2017	2025
Osun State		Adegboyega Oyetola		Gboyega Alabi		APC	2018	2022
Oyo State		Oluwaseyi Makinde		Engr. Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan		PDP	2019	2023
Plateau State		Simon Lalong		Sonni Gwanle Tyoden		APC	2015	2023
Rivers State		Ezenwo Nyesom Wike		Ipalibo Banigo		PDP	2015	2023
Sokoto State		Aminu Waziri Tambuwal		Alhaji Mannir Dan’Iya		PDP	2015	2023
Taraba State		Darius Ishaku		Haruna Manu		PDP	2015	2023
Yobe State		Mai Mala Buni		Idi Barade Gubana		APC	2019	2023
Zamfara State		Bello Matawalle		Mahdi Aliyu Gusau		APC	2019	2023
FCT	MINISTER		MINISTER OF STATE		PARTY		TOOK OFFICE	TERM END
Abuja		Bello Mohammed		Ramatu Tijani		APC	2015	2023

ALSO READ: Names of APC State Governors in Nigeria Currently

LIST OF ALL STATES CONTROLLED BY PDP GOVERNORS PRESENTLY

From the above you can deduce that the names of APC governors in Nigeria are more in number because they are the leading party that recently won majority of the governors seats in Nigeria.