Deputy Governor of Edo State

Deputy Governor of Edo State
Seal of Edo State
Flag of Edo State
since 12 November 2024
Executive Branch of the Edo State Government
Style
StatusSecond highest executive branch officer
Member of
SeatBenin City
NominatorGubernatorial candidate
AppointerDirect popular election or, if vacant, Governor via House of Assembly confirmation
Term lengthFour years
renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Nigeria
Inaugural holderMike Oghiadomhe (Fourth Republic)
SuccessionFirst
Websiteedostate.gov.ng

The deputy governor of Edo State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Edo State, Nigeria, after the governor of Edo State, and ranks first in line of succession. The deputy governor is directly elected together with the governor to a four-year term of office. The deputy governor has the constitutional power to act as the governor in the event of the governor's death, resignation, impeachment, or absence.[1] The deputy governor also assists the governor in the administration of the state and performs any other duties that the governor may assign to him or her.[1]

Dennis Idahosa is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 12 November 2024.

  1. ^ a b "Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended)" (PDF). wipo.int. Retrieved 16 February 2024.