List of governors of Kwara State

This is a list of administrators and governors of Kwara. Kwara, Nigeria, was formed on 27 May 1967 when the Northern region was split into Benue-Plateau, Kano, Kwara, West Central, North-Eastern and North-Western states;

Name	Title	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
David Bamigboye[1]	Military Governor	28 May 1967	July 1975	Military
Ibrahim Taiwo	Military Governor	Jul 1975	13 Feb 1976	Military
George Agbazika Innih	Military Governor	March 1976	July 1978	Military
Sunday Ifere	Military Governor	July 1978	October 1979	Military
Adamu Atta[2][3]	Civilian Governor	October 1979	October 1983	NPN
Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo	Civilian Governor	October 1983	December 1983	UPN
Salaudeen Latinwo	Military Governor	January 1984	August 1985	Military
Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru	Military Governor	August 1985	December 1987	Military
Ahmed Abdullahi	Military Governor	December 1987	July 1988	Military
Ibrahim Alkali	Military Governor	July 1988	December 1989	Military
Alwali Kazir	Military Governor	December 1989	January 1992	Military
Shaaba Lafiaji	Civilian Governor	January 1992	November 1993	SDP
Mustapha Ismail	Military Administrator	9 Dec 1993	14 Sep 1994	Military
Baba Adamu Iyam	Military Administrator	14 September 1994	22 August 1996	Military
Peter A.M. Ogar	Military Administrator	22 August 1996	August 1998	Military
Rasheed Shekoni	Military Administrator	August 1998	29 May 1999	Military
Mohammed Lawal[4]	Civilian Governor	29 May 1999	29 May 2003	ANPP
Bukola Saraki[5][6]	Civilian Governor	29 May 2003	29 May 2011	PDP
Abdulfatah Ahmed[7]	Civilian Governor	29 May 2011	29 May 2019	PDP
Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman[8][9]	Civilian Governor	29 May 2019	Incumbent	APC

See also

• States of Nigeria
• List of state governors of Nigeria

References

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