List of governors of Jigawa State

This is a list of administrators and governors of Jigawa State. Jigawa State was formed in 1991-08-27[1] when it was split from Kano State.

Name Title Took office Left office Party Notes
Olayinka Sule[2] Administrator 28 August 1991 January 1992 Military
Ali Sa'ad Birnin-Kudu[3] Governor January 1992 November 1993 SDP
Colonel Ibrahim Aliyu[4] Administrator 9 December 1993 22 August 1996 Military
Rasheed Shekoni Administrator 22 August 1996 August 1998 Military
Abubakar Maimalari[5] Administrator August 1998 May 1999 Military
Ibrahim Saminu Turaki[6] Governor 29 May 1999 29 May 2007 APP; ANPP
Sule Lamido Governor 29 May 2007 29 May 2015 PDP
Badaru Abubakar[7][8] Governor 29 May 2015 29 May 2023 APC
Umar Namadi[9][10] Governor 29 May 2023 Incumbent APC
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  4. ^ "Former Jigawa Governor, Ibrahim Aliyu Is Dead". Sahara Reporters. 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  5. ^ "Abubakar Maimalari, Aishat Ismail: Where are they now?". Blueprint Newspapers. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  6. ^ "Exclusive: Ex-Jigawa Governor Saminu Turaki spends minimum 77 days in detention". premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  7. ^ Nwamu, Aniebo (2015-04-13). "INEC Declares APC's Badaru Abubakar Winner Of Jigawa Guber Poll |". AB-NG: Leadership.ng. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  8. ^ "Ekiti 2022: No aspirant boycotted APC primaries, says Badaru -". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  9. ^ "Jigawa gets vaccine allocation - The Nation News Nigeria". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  10. ^ Nwamu, Aniebo (13 April 2015). "INEC Declares APC's Badaru Abubakar Winner Of Jigawa Guber Poll |". AB-NG: Leadership.ng. Retrieved 11 May 2015.