List of Governors of Benue State
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Benue State
Benue State
Benue is a state in the Middle-Belt region of Nigeria with a population of about 2.8 million in 1991. Tiv, Idoma, and Igede are spoken predominantly. There are other ethnic groups as well. These include Etulo and Abakwa...
was formed on 1976-02-03 when Benue-Plateau State
Benue-Plateau State
Benue-Plateau State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Northern Region and existed until 3 February 1976, when it was divided into two states - Benue and Plateau...
was divided into Benue and Plateau
Plateau State
Plateau State is the twelfth largest state of Nigeria, and is roughly located in the center of the country. It is geographically unique in Nigeria because its boundaries totally surround the Jos Plateau, having the Jos Plateau totally in its central and northern part...
states.
| Name | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
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| Abdullahi Shelleng Abdullahi Shelleng Colonel Abdullahi Shelleng was the first Military Governor of Benue State, Nigeria from 3 February 1976 to July 1978 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, after Benue State had been split from the old Benue-Plateau State.-Background and education:Abdullahi Shelleng was born on... |
Governor | March 1976 | July 1978 | (Military) | |
| Adebayo Lawal Adebayo Lawal Group Captain Adebayo Hamed Lawal was Governor of Benue State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.... |
Governor | July 1978 | October 1979 | (Military) | |
| Aper Aku Aper Aku Aper Aku was elected governor of Benue State, Nigeria in October 1979 and reelected in October 1983, leaving office after the military coup in December 1983 which General Mohammadu Buhari came to power.-Background:... |
Governor | October 1979 | December 1983 | NPN National Party of Nigeria The National Party of Nigeria was the dominant political party in Nigeria during the Second Republic .-Formation:The party's beginning could be traced to private and sometimes secret meetings among key Northern Nigerian leaders after the proscription of political parties in 1966 by the military... |
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| John Kpera John Kpera Brigadier-General John Atom Kpera was the first Military Governor of Anambra State in Nigeria from March 1976 to July 1978, after it had been created from the old East Central State during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo... |
Governor | January 1984 | August 1985 | (Military) | |
| Jonah David Jang Jonah David Jang Air Commodore Jonah David Jang was elected Governor of Plateau State in April 2007. He had previously served as Military Governor of Benue State and Gongola StateHe ran successfully for reelection on 26 April 2011.-Background:... |
Governor | August 1985 | August 1986 | (Military) | |
| Yohanna Madaki Yohanna Madaki Colonel Yohanna Ateyan Madaki was Governor of Gongola State and then of Benue State, Nigeria during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.-Background:... |
Governor | August 1986 | September 1986 | (Military) | |
| Ishaya Bakut Ishaya Bakut General Ishaya Bakut was Military Governor of Benue State in Nigeria from September 1986 to December 1987 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.... |
Governor | September 1986 | 1987 | (Military) | |
| Idris Garba Idris Garba thumb|right|200px|[[Kano State]] in [[Nigeria]]Idris Garba is a Nigerian soldier who was Military Governor of Kano State from 1989 to 1992.-Background:... |
Governor | 1987 | 1987 | (Military) | |
| Fidelis Makka Fidelis Makka Lt. Colonel Fidelis Makka was Military Governor of Benue State, Nigeria from 21 July 1988 to 2 January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.-Background:... |
Governor | December 1987 | January 1992 | (Military) | |
| Moses Adasu Moses Adasu Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu became governor of Benue State, Nigeria on 2 January 1992, elected on the Social Democratic Party platform... |
Governor | January 1992 | November 1993 | SDP Social Democratic Party (Nigeria) The Social Democratic Party of Nigeria, popularly known as SDP, was a political party created to encompass the ideals of a center left political organization. It was one of the products of a democracy project by former President Ibrahim Babangida to have two detribalized political parties, one a... |
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| Joshua O. Obademi Joshua Obademi Group Captain Joshua Obademi was Administrator of Benue State, Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.... |
Administrator | 9 December 1993 | 22 August 1996 | (Military) | |
| Aminu Isa Kontagora Aminu Isa Kontagora Colonel Aminu Isa Kontagora was Administrator of Benue State, Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha, then Administrator of Kano State from September 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, handing over... |
Administrator | 22 August 1996 | August 1998 | (Military) | |
| Dominic Oneya Dominic Oneya Colonel Dominic Obukadata Oneya was Administrator of Kano State, Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha, then Administrator of Benue State from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, handing over... |
Administrator | August 1998 | May 1999 | (Military) | |
| George Akume George Akume George Akume is a Nigerian politician, a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party . He was governor of Benue State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007 and was then elected to the Senate.... |
Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2007 | PDP People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In... |
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| Gabriel Suswam Gabriel Suswam Gabriel Torwua Suswam is a Nigerian politician who became governor of Benue State in May 2007.He ran again successfully in the 26 April 2011 elections on the PDP platform.-Background:... |
Governor | 29 May 2007 | Present | PDP People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In... |