Nigerian State Governors Between 1999 To 2003

Nigeria had many historic moments, one such moment was when the fourth republic was ushered in on May 29, 1999. It marked the end of the military regime in Nigeria.

Before the marking of the end of military rule, political parties had been founded in late 1998, preparatory to a democratic rule.

Takeaway

Some of the elected state governors in 1999 were elected state governors during the Babangida regime during the aborted Third Republic between 1992 to 1993
All the state governors in the South-West except Bola Tinubu of Lagos lost in their second bid, states including Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, and Ogun were swept by PDP.
Alliance for Democracy had its root in the South-West popularly called the Yoruba region
All Peoples Party had its root in Northern Nigeria
Only PDP had a national coverage

The republic was initiated by the military regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar. And he handed over power to his former boss in the Army, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, who was just coming from the prison.

The 36 state governors that emerged contested under three major political parties at the time:

Alliance for Democracy (AD)
People Democratic Party (PDP)
All Peoples Party (APP)

Out of 36, PDP won in 21 states

APP won in nine states

AD won in all the six states of the South-West geopolitical zone of Nigeria

So…

Who are the first set of governors in 1999?

Below is a list of Nigerian state governors between 1999 to 2003. However, some of them won the second term while some of them were unable to retain their seats

	State	Governors	Political Party
1	Abia	Orji Uzor Kalu	PDP
2	Adamawa	Boni Haruna	PDP
3	Anambra	Chinwoke Mbadinuju	PDP
4	Akwa Ibom	Victor Attah	PDP
5	Borno	Mala Kachalla	APP
6	Benue	George Akume	PDP
7	Bayesla	Diepreye Alamieyeseigha	PDP
8	Bauchi	Adamu Mu’azu	PDP
9	Cross River	Donald Duke	PDP
10	Delta	James Ibori	PDP
11	Ebonyi	Sam Egwu	PDP
12	Edo	Lucky Igbinedion	PDP
13	Ekiti	Niyi Adebayo	AD
14	Enugu	Chimaroke Nnamani	PDP
15	Gombe	Abubakar Habu Hashidu	APP
16	Imo	Achike Udenwa	PDP
17	Jigawa	Ibrahim Saminu Turaki	APP
18	Kaduna	Ahmed Makarfi	PDP
19	Kano	Rabiu Kwankwaso	PDP
20	Katsina	Umaru Musa Yar’Adua	PDP
21	Kebbi	Adamu Aliero	APP
22	Kogi	Abubakar Audu	APP
23	Kwara	Mohammed Lawal	APP
24	Nasarawa	Abdullahi Adamu	PDP
25	Lagos	Bola Tinubu	AD
26	Niger	Abdulkadir Kure	PDP
27	Ondo	Adebayo Adefarati	AD
28	Ogun	Olusegun Osoba	AD
29	Osun	Adebisi Akande	AD
30	Oyo	Lam Adesina	AD
31	Plateau	Joshua Dariye	PDP
32	Rivers	Peter Odili	PDP
33	Sokoto	Attahiru Bafarawa	APP
34	Taraba	Jolly Nyame	PDP
35	Yobe	Bukar Ibrahim	APP
36	Zamfara	Ahmad Sani Yerima	APP

Governors in Nigeria between 1999 to 2003. Some of them were re-elected as governor between 2003 to 2007 (second term)

Which military regime initiated the fourth republic?

The military regime of Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar initiated the 4th republic and peacefully handed over power to the democratically elected president.

Also, military state administrators handed over power to the elected state governors in their various states.

When did the 4th republic begin in Nigeria?

The fourth republic began on May 29, 1999, marking the end of the long military regime.

How many states did APP win in the 1999 governorship election?

APP won in nine states including 1) Zamfara, 2) Yobe, 3) Sokoto, 4) Kwara, 5) Kogi, 6) Kebbi, 7) Jigawa, 8) Gombe, and 9) Borno

Which states did PDP win in the 1999 governorship election?

PDP won in 21 states in the 1999 governorship election. PDP won in all the six states in the South-South, five states in the South-East geopolitical zones and 10 in the Northern states.