List of governors of Rivers State

The following is a list of the governors of Rivers State. This list also contains administrators etc., during the era of Nigeria military juntas. Rivers State was created in 1967 with the split of the Eastern Region of Nigeria.

Elected governors (1979–83, 1992–93 and 1999–present)

Name	Title	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Melford Okilo	Governor	1 October 1979	31 December 1983	NPN	Senator
Rufus Ada George	Governor	January 1992	17 November 1993	NRC	JP
Peter Odili	Governor	29 May 1999	29 May 2007	PDP	Medical doctor
Celestine Omehia	Governor	29 May 2007	26 October 2007	PDP
Chibuike Amaechi	Governor	26 October 2007	29 May 2015	PDP	Rt. Hon.
Ezenwo Wike	Governor	29 May 2015	29 May 2023	PDP	Chief (Barr.)
Siminalayi Fubara	Governor	29 May 2023	Incumbent	PDP

By time in office

Rank	Governor	Days	In office
1	Peter Odili	8 years, 0 days	3
2	Ezenwo Wike	8 years, 0 days	6
3	Chibuike Amaechi	7 years, 215 days	5
4	Melford Okilo	4 years, 91 days	1
5	Rufus Ada George	1 year, 320 days	2
6	Siminalayi Fubara	1 year, 176 days	7
7	Celestine Omehia	150 days	4

Military governors (1967–79, 1984–92 and 1993–99)

Name	Title	Took office	Left office	Notes
Alfred Diete-Spiff	Military Governor	28 May 1967	July 1975	King
Zamani Lekwot	Military Governor	July 1975	July 1978	Major General
Suleiman Saidu	Military Governor	July 1978	October 1979	Navy Commander
Fidelis Oyakhilome	Military Governor	January 1984	26 August 1986	Commissioner of Police
Anthony Ukpo	Military Governor	26 August 1986	July 1988	Brigadier General
Ernest Adelaye	Military Governor	July 1988	August 1990
Godwin Abbe	Military Governor	August 1990	January 1992
Dauda Komo	Military Administrator	9 December 1993	22 August 1996	colonel
Musa Shehu	Military Administrator	22 August 1996	August 1998
Sam Ewang	Military Administrator	August 1998	May 1999

See also

• Rivers State gubernatorial election, 2015
• List of people from Rivers State

References

• "Nigerian Federal States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2009-11-30.