Who is the former governor of Zamfara?

Who is the former governor of Zamfara?

List of governors of Zamfara State

Name Title Took Office
Ahmad Sani Yarima (Sardaunan Zamfara) Governor 29 May 1999
Mahmud Shinkafi (Dallatun Zamfara) Governor 29 May 2007
Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari (Shatiman Mafara) Governor May 2011
Bello Matawalle (Matawallen Maradun) Governor May 2019

Who is the former governor of Sokoto State?

List of governors of Sokoto State

Name Title Left Office
Abdullahi Balarabe Salame Acting Governor 28 May 2008
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko Governor 28 May 2011
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko Governor 28 May 2015
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Governor Incumbent

Who is the governor of Niger?

Abubakar Sani Bello
Born Abubakar Sani Bello 17 December 1967 Niger State, Nigeria
Citizenship Nigerian
Political party APC
Spouse(s) Dr. Amina Abdulsalam

Who is the governor of Bauchi State?

Bala Mohammed (born 5 October 1958) is Nigerian politician who is the Governor of Bauchi State.

Who is the elected Governor of Zamfara State 2019?

Elected Governor The 2019 Zamfara State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. APC’s Mukhtar Shehu Idris polled 67.41% of the total popular votes, defeating PDP’s Bello Matawalle who got 23.89% of the total votes and trailed behind by a margin of 345,089 votes, and several minor party candidates.

Who is vice Governor of Zamfara State?

Mahdi Aliyu Mohammed Gusau is the current deputy governor of Zamfara State. He is one of the youngest deputy governors to be elected at his age since Fourth Nigerian Republic. He is a son to General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau who is the former Minister of Defence.

What is Sokoto State known for?

Modern Sokoto is a major trade centre in leather crafts (a significant export), kola nuts, goatskins and sheepskins, cattle hides and camel hides, sorghum, millet, rice, fish, peanuts (groundnuts), cotton, onions, and tobacco. A nearby cement plant uses the limestone in which Sokoto state abounds.

How many governors are in Nigeria?

The current party affiliation of the 36 state governors is: 13 People’s Democratic Party (PDP) 22 All Progressive Congress (APC)

Who is the Governor of Oyo State?

Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde (born 25 December 1967) is a Nigerian businessman, politician and philanthropist who is the Governor of Oyo State since 29 May, 2019….Seyi Makinde.

Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde
Incumbent
Assumed office May 29, 2019
Deputy Rauf Olaniyan
Preceded by Abiola Ajimobi

Who is the Governor of Lagos State?

Babajide Sanwo-OluSince 2019
Lagos/Governor
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (4th right) flanked by his Deputy, Dr.

Who is the Governor of Adamawa State?

Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (born October 27, 1967) is a Nigerian politician and also the current Governor of Adamawa State….Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.

Umaru Fintiri
Incumbent
Assumed office May 29, 2019
Preceded by Bindo Jibrilla
Acting Governor of Adamawa State

Who is the Governor of Bayelsa?

Douye Diri (born 4 June 1959) is a Nigerian politician and Governor of Bayelsa State….

Douye Diri
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 February 2020
Deputy Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo
Preceded by Seriake Dickson