List of Governors of Sokoto State


This is a list of administrators and Governors of Sokoto State, Nigeria, which was formed on 3 February 1976 when North-Western State was split into Niger and Sokoto states.
NameTitleTook OfficeLeft OfficePartyNotes
Alhaji Usman FarukGovernor19671975MilitaryCommissioner of Police, Governor of Northwestern State
Colonel Umaru MohammedGovernorMarch 1976July 1978Military
Lt. Colonel Gado NaskoGovernorJuly 1978October 1979Military
Shehu KangiwaGovernorOctober 1979November 1981NPN
Garba NadamaGovernor1982December 1983NPN
Colonel Garba DubaGovernorJanuary 1984August 1985Military
Colonel Garba MohammedGovernorAugust 1985December 1987Military
Colonel Ahmed Muhammad DakuGovernorDecember 1987August 1990Military
Colonel Bashir Salihi MagashiGovernorAugust 1990January 1992Military
Malam Yahaya AbdulkarimGovernorJanuary 1992November 1993NRC
Colonel Yakubu Mu'azuAdministrator9 December 199322 August 1996Military
Navy Captain Rasheed Adisa RajiAdministrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Group Captain Rufai GarbaAdministratorAugust 1998May 1999Military
Attahiru BafarawaGovernor29 May 199929 May 2007APP; ANPP
Aliyu Magatakarda WamakkoGovernor29 May 200711 April 2008PDP
Abdullahi Balarabe SalameActing Governor11 April 200828 May 2008-
Aliyu Magatakarda WamakkoGovernor28 May 200828 May 2011PDP
Aliyu Magatakarda WamakkoGovernor28 May 201128 May 2015APC
Aminu Waziri TambuwalGovernor28 May 2015IncumbentAPC