Nigerian state governors 2011–15 term


The Nigerian state governors 2011–2015 term formally begins in May 2011 for the 26 state Governors in Nigeria elected in April 2011. In the 10 other states, elections were delayed until the current incumbent had served their full term.
Governors are normally elected for a four-year term during the national elections in which the President and members of the upper and lower house are also elected, as are the state legislators. In some cases, the first officeholder may be replaced by another, for example through death, impeachment or if an election is annulled.

April 2011 elections

Elections for 24 of the 36 states in Nigeria were held on 26 April 2011.
In the northern states, elections were held in an atmosphere of violence that followed the election on 16 April 2011 of the southerner Goodluck Jonathan as President.
Elections were delayed until 28 April in Bauchi and Kaduna states due to violence between Christians and Muslims. Turnout in these states was low when the elections were held.
Initial results for 12 states were announced on 28 April 2011, with seven governors being reelected and five governors elected for the first time.
Later that day, results for 22 of the states had been declared, of which the People's Democratic Party had taken 15.
The Independent National Electoral Commission declared the election in Imo state "inconclusive" due to irregularities in collation of results.
On 29 April the INEC decided to hold supplementary polls in four local government areas and one ward in Imo State on 6 May 2011 to decide the election.
Elections for the 10 remaining states were to be held only when the four-year tenures of the current governors run out. The governors of Adamawa, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Edo, Ekiti, Kogi, Ondo, Osun and Sokoto states had served less than four years due to taking office only after nullification of the election of former incumbents.

Later changes

Governors

As of 28 May 2011, the breakdown of Governors by party in 36 states was:
PartyStates
ACN 6
ANPP 3
APGA 2
CPC 1
LP 1
PDP 23

Following is a list of all Nigerian state governors who held office during the 2011–2015 term. Acting governors are not shown.
StateGovernorPartyDate electedNotes
AbiaTheodore OrjiPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
AdamawaMurtala NyakoPDP29 April 2008 Elected after April 2007 election was nullified
Akwa IbomGodswill AkpabioPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
AnambraPeter ObiAPGA6 February 2010 Second term
BauchiIsa YugudaPDP28 April 2011 Reelected
BayelsaSeriake DicksonPDP24 May 2008 Reelected after nullification of April 2007 election
BenueGabriel SuswamPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
BornoKashim ShettimaANPP26 April 2011 First term
Cross RiverLiyel ImokePDP23 August 2008 Reelected after nullification of April 2007 election
DeltaEmmanuel UduaghanPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
EbonyiMartin ElechiPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
EdoAdams OshiomholeACN12 November 2008 Assumed office after winning appeal of April 2007 election
EkitiKayode FayemiACN15 October 2010 Assumed office after winning appeal of April 2007 election
EnuguSullivan ChimePDP26 April 2011 Reelected
GombeIbrahim Hassan DankwamboPDP26 April 2011 First term
ImoRochas OkorochaAPGA6 May 2011 First term
JigawaSule LamidoPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
KadunaYero came appointed after the death of Patrick Ibrahim YakowaPDP26 April 2011 Incumbent, appointed governor on 20 May 2010 when Namadi Sambo became Vice President
KanoRabiu KwankwasoPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
KatsinaIbrahim ShemaPDP28 April 2011 Reelected
KebbiUsman Saidu Nasamu DakingariPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
KogiIbrahim IdrisPDP29 March 2008 Elected after April 2007 election declared invalid
KwaraAbdulfatah AhmedPDP26 April 2011 First term
LagosBabatunde FasholaACN26 April 2011 Reelected
NasarawaUmaru Tanko Al-MakuraCPC26 April 2011 First term
NigerMu'azu Babangida AliyuPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
OgunIbikunle AmosunACN26 April 2011 Reelected
OndoOlusegun MimikoLP24 February 2009 Assumed office after election of Olusegun Agagu was nullified
OsunRauf AregbesolaACN26 November 2010 Assumed office after election of Olagunsoye Oyinlola was nullified
OyoIsiaka Abiola AjimobiACN26 April 2011 First term
PlateauJonah JangPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
RiversRotimi AmaechiPDP26 April 2011 Reelected
SokotoAliyu Magatakarda WamakkoPDP28 May 2008 Reelected after April 2007 election annulled
TarabaDanbaba SuntaiPDP26 April 2011 Re-elected
YobeIbrahim GaidamANPP26 April 2011 Reelected
ZamfaraAbdul'aziz Abubakar YariANPP26 April 2011 First term