A lot of drama played during the 2019 election and even in 2020 in Bayelsa state. In Bayelsa for instance, the candidate of All Progressive Congress David Lyon was declared the winner of the governorship.
But due to the certificate falsification case against his deputy, the five-man panel of the Supreme Court ruled INEC should issue a certificate of return to the party with the next highest votes which was PDP.
And of course, PDP candidate, Senator Duoye Diri, was sworn in on February 14, 2020.
In another drama in Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle came to power because the APC which had the highest votes during the governorship election in the state failed to conduct primary elections.
And on June 29, 2021, Matawalle formally defected to the APC along with all 3 Zamfara Senators, 6 out 7 members of Representatives, and all 24 House of Assembly members
| Governors | States | Political Platforms | Notes |
| Okezie Ikpeazu | Abia | PDP | Second term (2015-2023) |
| Udom Gabriel Emmanuel | Akwa Ibom | PDP | Second term (2015-2023) |
| Willie Obiano to Charles Soludo | Anambra | APGA | Obiano’s second term ended on March 17, 2022, and Soludo, a former CBN governor, was sworn-in |
| Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri | Adamawa | PDP | First-term |
| Douye Diri | Bayelsa | PDP | First-term from February 14, 2020, to February 14, 2024 |
| Samuel Ortom | Benue | PDP | Ortom defected from APC towards 2019 to PDP and he won. PDP was his former party |
| Babagana Umara Zulum | Borno | APC | First-term |
| Bala Muhammed | Bauchi | PDP | First-term |
| Benedict Ayade | Cross River | PDP | Second term. Ayade defected to APC on May 20, 2021 |
| Ifeanyi Okowa | Delta | PDP | Second term (2015-2023) |
| Kayode Fayemi | Ekiti | APC | Fayemi is on his second term from 2018 to 2022. His first term was between October 15, 2010, to October 15, 2014. He handed over power to Mr Biodun Oyebanji on October 16, 2022. |
| Godwin Obaseki | Edo | PDP | He won an election for his first tenure under APC but defected to PDP to fulfil his second term ambition under PDP after his party denied him the ticket due to internal crisis |
| Dave Umahi | Ebonyi | PDP | On November 17, 2020, Dave Umahi defected from PDP to APC |
| Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi | Enugu | PDP | Second term (2015-2023) |
| Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya | Gombe | APC | First-term |
| Hope Uzodinma | Imo | APC | First-term from 2020 to 2024. His coming to power was dramatic and shocking. He replaced Emeka Ihedioha of PDP by the Supreme Court ruling. |
| Mohammed Badaru Abubakar | Jigawa | APC | Second term (2015-2023) |
| AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq | Kwara | APC | First-term |
| Yahaya Bello | Kogi | APC | Second term. He will be in the office from 2016 to 2024 |
| Abubakar Atiku Bagudu | Kebbi | APC | Second term (2015-2023) |
| Aminu Bello Masari | Katsina | APC | Second term (2015-2023) |
| Abdullahi Umar Ganduje | Kano | APC | Second term (2015-2023) |
| Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai | Kaduna | APC | Second term (2015-2023) |
| Babajide Sanwo-Olu | Lagos | APC | First-term |
| Abubakar Sani Bello | Niger | APC | Second term (2015-2023) |
| Abdullahi Sule | Nasarawa | APC | First-term |
| Gboyega Oyetola | Osun | APC | Oyetola assumed office on November 26, 2018, and his first tenure comes to an end on November 26, 2022 |
| Rotimi Akeredolu | Ondo | APC | Second term (2017 to 2015) |
| Dapo Abiodun | Ogun | APC | First-term |
| Oluwaseyi Makinde | Oyo | PDP | First-term |
| Simon Lalong | Plateau | APC | Second term |
| Ezenwo Nyesom Wike | Rivers | PDP | Second term |
| Aminu Waziri Tambuwal | Sokoto | PDP | Second term |
| Darius Ishaku | Taraba | PDP | Second term |
| Mai Mala Buni | Yobe | APC | First-term |
| Bello Matawalle | Zamfara | PDP to APC | First-term. |
Sources:
- Featured image by The Sun Nigeria
- Samuel Ogundipe (April 5, 2019). “2019 Governorship Elections Tally: APC 15 states, PDP 14”. Premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved March 16, 2022
- BBC Pidgin (May 20, 2021). “Ben Ayade: Why Cross River state Governor defect from PDP to APC”. BBC.com. Retrieved March 17, 2022
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