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List of governors of Ondo State

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Use Nigerian English|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox Political post

| post = Governor

| body = Ondo State

| insignia = Seal of Ondo State.png

| insigniasize = 100

| insigniacaption = Seal of Ondo State

| flag = File:Flag of Ondo State.png

| flagsize = 125

| flagborder =

| flagcaption = Flag of Ondo State

| image =

| imagesize = 230px

| incumbent = Lucky Aiyedatiwa

| incumbentsince = 27 December 2023

| style = {{ublist|Governor (informal)|His Excellency (courtesy)}}

| department = Executive Branch of the Ondo State Government

| type = {{plainlist|

}}

| member_of = {{plainlist|

  • Ondo State Executive Branch
  • Ondo State Cabinet

}}

| residence = Ondo State Government House

| seat = Akure

| appointer = Direct popular election or via succession from deputy governorship

| termlength = Four years

| termlength_qualified = renewable once

| constituting_instrument = Constitution of Nigeria

| precursor =

| inaugural = Ita David Ikpeme

| formation = {{date and age|1976|02|03|df=y|p=1|br=1}}

| deputy = Deputy Governor of Ondo State

| salary =

| website = {{URL|https://ondostate.gov.ng/}}

}}

The governor of Ondo State is the head of government of Ondo State in Nigeria. The governor is the head of the executive branch of the Ondo State Government. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Ondo State House of Assembly, to convene the legislature and grant pardons.

When Ondo State was created from the Western State in 1976, Group Captain Ita David Ikpeme was appointed its first governor. Olusegun Mimiko served the longest term as governor, serving for two consecutive terms of 4 years from 2009 to 2017.{{cite web|title=Mimiko sworn-in for second term |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/mimiko-sworn-in-for-second-term/ |website=The Nation | date=24 February 2013 |access-date=4 June 2023 }}

Since the creation of the state in 1976, 19 people have served as governor, 12 military governors and 7 civilian governors. Brigadier General Raji Rasaki served the shortest term in office of 7 months.

The current governor is Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who was sworn in on 27 December 2023 following the death of Rotimi Akeredolu.{{cite web|title=JUST IN: Rotimi Akeredolu, Ondo governor, dies at 67 |url=https://www.thecable.ng/just-in-rotimi-akeredolu-ondo-governor-dies-at-67/amp |website=The Cable | date=27 December 2023|access-date=27 December 2023 }}{{cite news |title=Governor Akeredolu goes on another medical leave |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/650974-just-in-governor-akeredolu-goes-on-another-medical-leave.html |access-date=12 December 2023 |work=Premium Times Nigeria |date=12 December 2023}}

Governors

= Military governors (1976–1979) =

Ondo State was created on 3 February 1976 and General Olusegun Obasanjo appointed Ita David Ikpeme as military governor on 17 March 1976.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=3 | Governor

! colspan=3 | Term of office

! rowspan=2 | Party

! rowspan=2 | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! Portrait

! Name
{{small|(birth–death)}}

! Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;" |1

| 100px

| Group Captain
Ita David Ikpeme

| 17 March 1976

| 24 July 1978

| {{ayd|1976|03|17|1978|07|24}}

| rowspan="2" | Military

|

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;" |2

| 100px

| Brigadier
Sunday Tuoyo
{{small|(1935–2022)}}

| 24 July 1978

| 1 October 1979

| {{ayd|1978|07|24|1979|10|01}}

|

= Second Republic (1979–1983) =

{{Main|Second Nigerian Republic}}

Under the 1979 Constitution, the second constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the governor was both head of state and government. The governor was elected for a four-year term. In the event of a vacancy the deputy governor would have served as acting governor.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=3 | Governor

! colspan=3 | Term of office

! rowspan=2 | Political party

! rowspan=2 | Elected

! rowspan=2 | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! Portrait

! Name
{{small|(birth–death)}}

! Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

style="background:{{party color|Unity Party of Nigeria}}; color:black;" |3

| 100px

| Chief Michael Adekunle Ajasin
{{small|(1908–1997)}}

| 1 October 1979

| 31 December 1983

| {{ayd|1979|10|01|1983|12|31}}

| Unity Party of Nigeria

| 1979
1983

|

= Military governors (1984–1992) =

Major General Muhammadu Buhari was made military head of state following the coup d'ètat of 1983, which overthrew the Second Republic. He appointed his military governors in January 1984. He was in turn overthrown by General Ibrahim Babangida on 27 August 1985.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=3 | Governor

! colspan=3 | Term of office

! rowspan=2 | Party

! rowspan=2 | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! Portrait

! Name
{{small|(birth–death)}}

! Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;" |4

| 100px

| Commodore
Michael Bamidele Otiko
{{small|(1934–1999)}}

| 2 January 1984

| 2 September 1985

| {{Age in years and months|1984|01|03|1985|09|02}}

| rowspan="6" | Military

|

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;" |5

| 100px

| Navy Captain
Michael Okhai Akhigbe
{{small|(1946–2013)}}

| 2 September 1985

| 26 August 1986

| {{Age in years and months|1985|09|02|1986|08|26}}

|

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;" |6

| 100px

| Colonel
Ekundayo B. Opaleye
{{small|(1946–2023)}}

| 26 August 1986

| 17 December 1987

| {{Age in years and months|1986|08|26|1987|12|17}}

|

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;" |7

| 100px

| Brigadier General
Raji Alagbe Rasaki
{{small|(born 1947)}}

| 17 December 1987

| July 1988

| {{Age in years and months|1987|12|17|1988|07|17}}

|

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;" |8

| 100px

| Commodore
Bode George
{{small|(born 1945)}}

| July 1988

| 3 September 1990

| {{Age in years and months|1988|07|17|1990|09|03}}

|

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;" |9

| 100px

| Navy Captain
Sunday Abiodun Olukoya
{{small|(1949–2021)}}

| 3 September 1990

| 3 January 1992

| {{Age in years and months|1990|09|03|1992|01|03}}

|

= Third Republic (1992–1993) =

{{Main|Third Nigerian Republic}}

Under the 1979 Constitution, the second constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the governor was both head of state and government. The governor was elected for a four-year term. In the event of a vacancy the deputy governor would have served as acting governor.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=3 | Governor

! colspan=3 | Term of office

! rowspan=2 | Political party

! rowspan=2 | Elected

! rowspan=2 | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! Portrait

! Name
{{small|(birth–death)}}

! Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}; color:black;" |10

| 100px

| Bamidele Olumilua
{{small|(1940–2020)}}

| 3 January 1992

| 17 November 1993

| {{ayd|1992|01|03|1993|11|17}}

| Social Democratic Party

| 1991

|

= Military administrators (1993–1999) =

General Sani Abacha led the palace coup d'ètat of 1993 which overthrew the Third Republic. He appointed his military administrators in December 1993.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=3 | Administrator

! colspan=3 | Term of office

! rowspan=2 | Party

! rowspan=2 | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! Portrait

! Name
{{small|(birth–death)}}

! Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;" |11

| 100px

| Colonel
Mike Torey
{{small|(1950–2013)}}

| 9 December 1993

| September 1994

| {{Age in years and months|1993|12|09|1994|09|09}}

| rowspan="4" | Military

|

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;" |12

| 100px

| Colonel
Ahmed Usman
{{small|(1951–2021)}}

| September 1994

| 22 August 1996

| {{Age in years and months|1994|09|09|1996|08|22}}

|

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;" |13

| 100px

| Navy Captain
Anthony Onyearugbulem
{{small|(1955–2002)}}

| 22 August 1996

| 7 August 1998

| {{Age in years and months|1996|08|22|1998|08|07}}

|

style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;" |14

| 100px

| Colonel
Moses Fasanya

| 7 August 1998

| 29 May 1999

| {{Age in years and months|1998|08|07|1999|05|29}}

|

= Fourth Republic (1999–present) =

{{Main|Fourth Nigerian Republic}}

Under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the governor is both head of state and government. The governor is elected for a four-year term. In the event of a vacancy, the deputy governor would serve as acting governor.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=3 | Governor

! colspan=3 | Term of office

! rowspan=2 | Political party

! rowspan=2 | Elected

! rowspan=2 | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! Portrait

! Name
{{small|(birth–death)}}

! Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

style="background:{{party color|Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria)}}; color:black;" |15

| 100px

| Chief Adebayo Adefarati
{{small|(1931–2007)}}

| 29 May 1999

| 29 May 2003

| {{age in years|1999|05|29|2003|05|29}} years

| Alliance for Democracy

| 1999

|

style="background:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}; color:black;" |16

| 100px

| Olusegun Agagu
{{small|(1948–2013)}}

| 29 May 2003

| 23 February 2009

| {{ayd|2003|05|29|2009|02|23}}

| Peoples Democratic Party

| 2003
2007

|

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Nigeria)}}; color:black;" |17

| 100px

| Olusegun Mimiko
{{small|(born 1954)}}

| 24 February 2009

| 24 February 2017

| {{age in years|2009|02|24|2017|02|24}} years

| Labour Party
Peoples Democratic Party

| 2012

|

style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}}; color:black;" |18

|

| Rotimi Akeredolu
{{small|(1956–2023)}}

| 24 February 2017

| 27 December 2023

| {{ayd|2017|02|24|2023|12|27}}

| All Progressives Congress

| 2016
2020

|

style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}}; color:black;" |19

| 100px

| Lucky Aiyedatiwa
{{small|(born 1965)}}

| 27 December 2023

| Incumbent

| {{ayd|2023|12|27}}

| All Progressives Congress

| 2024

|

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

  • {{cite web

|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm

|title=Nigerian Federal States

|publisher=WorldStatesmen

|accessdate=2009-11-30}}

  • {{cite web

|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200911020271.html

|title=And the Curtain Falls

|author=Ezra Ijioma

|publisher=Daily Champion

|date=1 November 2009

|accessdate=2009-11-09}}

  • {{cite web

|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200903020934.html

|title=Ondo – Agagu Out, Mimiko in

|author=Yemi Akintomide

|date=27 February 2009

|publisher=Daily Independent

|accessdate=2009-11-13}}

External links

  • [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6507813.stm "Nigeria death fails to halt poll"], BBC News, March 29, 2007.

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