Deputy Governor of Oyo State

Deputy Governor of Oyo State
Seal of Oyo State
Flag of Oyo State
Incumbent
Bayo Lawal
since 18 July 2022
Executive Branch of the Oyo State Government
Style
StatusSecond highest executive branch officer
Member of
SeatIbadan
NominatorGubernatorial candidate
AppointerDirect popular election or, if vacant, Governor via House of Assembly confirmation
Term lengthFour years
renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Nigeria
Inaugural holderIyiola Oladokun (Fourth Republic)
SuccessionFirst
Websiteoyostate.gov.ng

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

Bayo Lawal is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 18 July 2022, following the impeachment of his predecessor, Rauf Olaniyan.[1][2]

  1. ^ Adebayo, Musliudeen (18 July 2022). "Oyo Assembly approves nomination of Bayo Lawal as new Deputy Governor". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Oyo gets new deputy gov after Olaniyan's removal". Punch Newspapers. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2024.