Names & List Of Current Nigerian State Governors & Their Deputies, States, Capitals, Ages and Their Deputies 2018.

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Names & List Of Current Nigerian State Governors & Their Deputies, States, Capitals, Ages and Their Deputies 2018.

There are 36 states in Nigeria each having a state governor and deputy. However, many may not know this much less know the state governors, their deputies and their names. In this article, we will provide much more information on states of the federation and everything you need to know about them. (NaijaGists.com)

Names of Nigerian State Governors and their States

1.	Dr Victor Ikpeazu	Abia State
2.	Jibrilla Jindow	Adamawa State
3.	Emmanuel Udom	AkwaIbom
4.	Willie Obiano	Anambra State
5.	Barrister Mohammed Abubakar	Bauchi State
6.	Henry Dickson	Bayelsa State
7.	Samuel Ortom	Benue State
8.	Kashim Shettima	Borno State
9.	Prof. Ben Ayade	Cross River State
10.	Ifeanyi Okowa	Delta State
11.	Dave Umahi	Ebonyi State
12.	Godwin Obaseki	Edo State
13.	IfeanyiUgwuanyi	Enugu State
14.	Ayo Fayose	Ekiti State
15.	Ibrahim Dankwambo	Gombe State
16.	OwelleRochas	Imo State
17.	Alhaji Badaru Abubakar	Jigawa State
18.	NasirelRufai	Kaduna State
19.	Umar Ganduje	Kano State
20.	Aminu Masari	Katsina State
21.	AtikuBagudu	Kebbi State
22.	Abdulfatah Ahmed	Kwara State
23.	AkinwumiAmbode	Lagos State
24.	Umaru Al-Makura	Nasarawa State
25.	Abubakar Sani Bello	Niger State
26	RotimiAkeredolu	Ondo State
27	IbikunleAmosun	Ogun State
28	Rauf Aregbesola	Osun State
29	Abiora Ajimobi	Oyo State
30	Rt Hon Simon Lalong	Plateau State
31	NyesomWike	Rivers State
32	AminuTambuwal	Sokoto State
33	Mr. Darius Ishaku	Taraba State
34	Ibrahim Geidam	Yobe State
35	Abdul Azeez Abubakar	Zamfara State
36	Mohammed Bello	F.C.T Abuja

List of Deputy Governors in Nigeria 2018

The FCT is not included in this list because it only has a minister who has no deputy.

Deputy Governor State

Ude Oko Chukwu	Abia State
Martin Babale	Adamawa State
Moses Frank Ekpo	AkwaIbom State
Dr. Nkem Okeke	Anambra State
NuhuGidado	Bauchi State
Gboribiogha John Jonah	Bayelsa State
Benson Abounu	Benue State
Usman Mamman Durkwa	Borno State
IvaraEsu	Cross River State
Kingsley Otuaro	Delta State
Eric KelechiIgwe	Ebonyi State
Philip Shuaibu	Edo State
Kolapo Olubunmi Olusola	Ekiti State
Cecilia Ezeilo	Enugu State
Charles Illiya	Gombe State
Prince Eze Madumere	Imo State
Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia	Jigawa State
BalaBantex	Kaduna State
Hafiz Abubakar	Kano State
MannirYakubu	Katsina State
Samaila Yombe Dabai	Kebbi State
Simon Achuba	Kogi State
Peter Kisira	Kwara State
Idiat Oluranti Adebule	Lagos State
Silas Ali Agara	Nasarawa State
Ahmed Muhammad Ketso	Niger State
YetundeOnanuga	Ogun State
Agboola Ajayi	Ondo State
Grace TitilayoLaoye-Tomori	Osun State
Moses Alake Adeyemo	Oyo State
Sonni Gwanle Tyoden	Plateau State
Ipalibo Banigo	Rivers State
Ahmad Aliyu	Sokoto State
Haruna Manu	Taraba State
Abubakar Ali	Yobe State
Ibrahim Wakkala	Zamfara State

Nigerian State Capitals and their Slogans

s/No	State	Capital	Slogan
1	ABIA	Umuahia	God’s Own State
2	ADAMAWA	Yola	Highest Peak of the Nation
3	AKWA IBOM	Uyo	Land of Promise
4	ANAMBRA	Awka	Light of the Nation
5	BAUCHI	Bauchi	Pearl of Tourism
6	BAYELSA	Yenegoa	The Glory of All Lands
7	BENUE	Makurdi	Food Basket of the Nation
8	BORNO	Maiduguri	Home of Peace
9	CROSS RIVER	Calabar	The People’s Paradise
10	DELTA	Asaba	The Finger of God
11	EBONYI	Abakaliki	The Salt of the Nation
12	EDO	Benin	The Heart Beat of the Nation
13	EKITI	Ado-Ekiti	Land of Honour and Integrity
14	ENUGU	Enugu	Coal City State
15	GOMBE	Gombe	Jewel in the Savannah
16	IMO	Owerri	Eastern Heartland
17	JIGAWA	Dutse	The New World
18	KADUNA	Kaduna	Centre of Learning
19	KANO	Kano	Centre of Commerce
20	KATSINA	Katsina	State of Hospitality
21	KEBBI	BirninKebbi	Land of Equity
22	KOGI	Lokoja	The Confluence State
23	KWARA	Ilorin	The State of Harmony
24	LAGOS	Ikeja	Centre of Excellence
25	NASARAWA	Lafia	The Home of Solid Minerals
26	NIGER	Minna	The power State
27	OGUN	Abeokuta	The Gateway State
28	ONDO	Akure	The Sunshine State
29	OSUN	Oshogbo	Land of Virtue
30	OYO	Ibadan	The pace setter State
31	PLATEU	Jos	Home of Peace and Tourism
32	RIVERS	Port Harcourt	Treasure Base of the Nation
33	SOKOTO	Sokoto	Seat of the Caliphate
34	TARABA	Jalingo	Nature’s Gift to the Nation
35	YOBE	Damaturu	Pride of the Sahel
36	ZAMFARA	Guasau	Farming is our Pride
37	FCT	Abuja	Centre of Unity

Nigerian Governors and their Ages

Below is a list of Nigerian governors and their ages in descending order.

State	Governor	Age
Oyo	Abiola Ajimobi	67
Kano	Abdullahi Ganduje	67
Katsina	Aminu Masari	67
Nasarawa	Umaru Tanko Al-Makura	63
Taraba	Darius Ishaku	63
Ondo	Oluwarotimi Akeredolu	61
Yobe	Ibrahim Geidam	61
Bauchi	Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar	60
Osun	Rauf Aregbesola	60
Anambra	Willie Obiano	60
Ogun	Ibikunle Amosun	59
Edo	Godwin Obaseki	58
Delta	Ifeanyi Okowa	58
Kaduna	Nasir El-Rufai	57
Ekiti	Ayodele Fayose	56
Benue	Samuel Ortom	56
Kebbi	Abubakar Bagudu	55
Gombe	Ibrahim Dankwambo	55
Imo	Rochas Okorocha	55
Jigawa	Mohammed Badaru Abubakar	54
Plateau	Simon Lalong	54
Lagos	Akinwunmi Ambode	54
Adamawa	Bindo Jibrilla	54
Kwara	Abdulfatah Ahmed	53
Ebonyi	Dave Umahi	53
Enugu	Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi	53
Abia	Okezie Ikpeazu	52
Sokoto	Aminu Tambuwal	51
Bayelsa	Seriake Dickson	51
Akwa Ibom	Udom Emmanuel	51
Borno	Kashim Shettima	51
Rivers	Nyesom Wike	50
Niger	Abubakar Bello	49
Zamfara	Abdul aziz Yari	48
Cross River	Ben Ayade	48
Kogi	Yahaya Bello	42

Names of South East Governors in Nigeria

Dr Victor Ikpeazu	Abia State
Willie Obiano	Anambra State
Dave Umahi	Ebonyi State
IfeanyiUgwuanyi	Enugu State
OkorochaRochas	Imo State

Names of South West Governors in Nigeria

Ayo Fayose	Ekiti State
Abdulfatah Ahmed	Kwara State
Akinwumi Ambode	Lagos State
Rotimi Akeredolu	Ondo State
Ibikunle Amosun	Ogun State
Rauf Aregbesola	Osun State
Abiora Ajimobi	Oyo State

Names of Governors in Northern Nigeria

Jibrilla Jindow	Adamawa State
Barrister Mohammed Abubakar	Bauchi State
Samuel Ortom	Benue State
Kashim Shettima	Borno State
Ibrahim Dankwambo	Gombe State
Alhaji Badaru Abubakar	Jigawa State
Nasir el Rufai	Kaduna State
Umar Ganduje	Kano State
Aminu Masari	Katsina State
Atiku Bagudu	Kebbi State
Akinwumi Ambode	Lagos State
Umaru Al-Makura	Nasarawa State
Abubakar Sani Bello	Niger State
Rt Hon Simon Lalong	Plateau State
Aminu Tambuwal	Sokoto State
Mr. Darius Ishaku	Taraba State
Ibrahim Geidam	Yobe State
Abdul Azeez Abubakar	Zamfara State
Mohammed Bello	F.C.T Abuja

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Yemi owonibi on June 30, 2018 at 8:25 PM said:
Well done

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