State Governors In Nigeria 2019 To 2023

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