Deputy Governor of Borno State

Deputy Governor of Borno State
Seal of Borno State
Flag of Borno State
since 29 May 2019
Executive Branch of the Borno State Government
Style
StatusSecond highest executive branch officer
Member of
  • Borno State Executive Branch
  • Borno State Cabinet
SeatMaiduguri
NominatorGubernatorial candidate
AppointerDirect popular election or, if vacant, Governor via House of Assembly confirmation
Term lengthFour years
renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Nigeria
Inaugural holderAli Abubakar Jatau (Fourth Republic)
SuccessionFirst
Websitebornostate.gov.ng

The deputy governor of Borno State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Borno State, Nigeria, after the governor of Borno 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.

Umar Usman Kadafur is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 29 May 2019.[1]

  1. ^ "Prof. Zulum sworn in as Borno Gov". The Punch. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2024.