List of Governors of Gombe State - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of administrators and Governors of Gombe State, Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. Gombe State

Gombe State

Gombe State, located in the northeastern part of Nigeria, is one of the country's 36 states; its capital is Gombe. The boundaries of the state roughly correspond to those of the Gombe Emirate,a traditional state.[2]...

was formed on 1 October 1996 from part of the old Bauchi State

Bauchi State

Bauchi State is a State in northern Nigeria. Its capital is the city of Bauchi. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up...

by the Sani Abacha

Sani Abacha

General Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military leader and politician. A Kanuri from Borno by tribe, he was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998....

military government.

Name	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Group Captain Joseph Orji Joseph Orji Group Captain Joseph Orji was appointed the first Administrator of Gombe State, Nigeria after it was formed in October 1996 from part of Bauchi State during the military regime of General Sani Abacha...	Administrator	7 Oct 1996	Aug 1998	(Military)
Mohammed Bawa Mohammed Bawa Colonel Mohammed Inua Bawa was appointed the Administrator of Ekiti State, Nigeria during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. He was then appointed Administrator of Gombe State from August 1998 to May 1999, handing over to the elected civilian governor at the start of the Nigerian Fourth...	Administrator	Aug 1998	May 1999	(Military)
Abubakar Habu Hashidu Abubakar Habu Hashidu Alhaji Abubakar Habu Hashidu is a Nigerian politician who was governor of Gombe State, Nigeria from May 1999 to May 2003....	Governor	29 May 1999	29 May 2003	APP
Mohammed Danjuma Goje Mohammed Danjuma Goje Mohammed Danjuma Goje was elected governor of Gombe State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2003...	Governor	29 May 2003	May 2011	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...
Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo is a Nigerian who was elected Governor of Gombe State, Nigeria in the 26 April 2011 elections, running on the People's Democratic Party platform.Dankwmbo was born on the 4 April 1962 at Gombe....	Governor	May 2011	-	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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