List of governors of Kaduna State
This is a list of administrators and governors of Kaduna State. Kaduna State was created on 27 May 1967[1] as North Central State and on 17 Mar 1976 was renamed Kaduna State.
North Central Governor | Title | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes | |
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Abba Kyari | Governor | 28 May 1967 | Jul 1975 | Military | ||
Usman Jibrin | Governor | July 1975 | 1977 | Military | ||
Kaduna Governor | ||||||
Muktar Muhammed | Governor | 1977 | July 1978 | Military | ||
Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa | Governor | July 1978 | October 1979 | Military | ||
Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa | Governor | October 1979 | 23 June 1981 | PRP | ||
Abba Musa Rimi | Governor | 6 July 1981 | October 1983 | PRP | Acting to Oct 1981 | |
Lawal Kaita | Governor | October 1983 | December 1983 | NPN | ||
Usman Mu'azu | Governor | January 1984 | August 1985 | Military | ||
Dangiwa Umar | Governor | August 1985 | June 1988 | Military | ||
Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar | Governor | July 1988 | August 1990 | Military | ||
Abubakar Tanko Ayuba | Governor | August 1990 | 2 January 1992 | Military | ||
Mohammed Dabo Lere | Governor | 2 January 1992 | November 1993 | NRC | ||
Lawal Jafaru Isa | Administrator | 9 December 1993 | 22 August 1996 | Military | ||
Hammed Ali | Administrator | 22 August 1996 | August 1998 | Military | ||
Umar Farouk Ahmed | Administrator | August 1998 | 29 May 1999 | Military | ||
Ahmed Makarfi[2] | Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2007 | PDP | ||
Mohammed Namadi Sambo[3] | Governor | 29 May 2007 | 19 May 2010 | PDP | left to become VP of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa[4] | Governor | 20 May 2010 | 15 December 2012 | PDP | died in a helicopter crash | |
Mukhtar Ramalan Yero[6] | Governor | 15 December 2012 | 29 May 2015 | PDP | ||
Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai[7] | Governor | 29 May 2015 | 29 May 2023 | APC | ||
Uba Sani[8] | Governor | 29 May 2023 | Incumbent | APC |
References
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