Deputy Governor of Kaduna State

Deputy Governor of Kaduna State
Flag of Kaduna State
since 29 May 2019
Executive Branch of the Kaduna State Government
Style
StatusSecond highest executive branch officer
Member of
SeatKaduna
NominatorGubernatorial candidate
AppointerDirect popular election or, if vacant, Governor via House of Assembly confirmation
Term lengthFour years
renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Nigeria
Inaugural holderStephen Shekari (Fourth Republic)
SuccessionFirst
Websitekdsg.gov.ng

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

Hadiza Balarabe is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 29 May 2019.[1]

  1. ^ "Deputy Governor's Office – KDSG". Kaduna State Government. Retrieved 19 January 2024.