List of governors of Abia State
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This is a list of the administrators and governors of Abia State, Nigeria, which was created on 1991-08-27, when it was split from Imo State.
| Name | Title | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ajobena[1] | Military Administrator* | August 28, 1991 | January, 1992 | None | |
| Ogbonnaya Onu[2] | Executive Governor | January, 1992 | November, 1993 | NRC | |
| Chinyere Ike Nwosu | Military Administrator* | December 9, 1993 | September 14, 1994 | None | |
| Temi Ejoor | Military Administrator* | September 14, 1994 | August 22, 1996 | None | |
| Moses Fasanya | Military Administrator* | August 22, 1996 | August, 1998 | None | |
| Anthony Obi | Military Administrator* | August, 1998 | May 29, 1999 | None | |
| Orji Uzor Kalu | Executive Governor | May 29, 1999 | May 29, 2007 | PDP, PPA | Elected on PDP platform, switched to Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA). |
| Theodore A. Orji | Executive Governor | May 29, 2007 | May 29, 2015 | PPA | |
| Okezie Ikpeazu[3][4] | Executive Governor | May 29, 2015 | May 29, 2023 | PDP | |
| Alex Chioma Otti[5] | Executive Governor | May 29, 2023 | Incumbent | LP |
* Military administrators appointed by the ruling dictators of their respective times.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "Nigerian Federal States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ^ "Nigerian states". Rulers.org. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ^ Ugbede, Lois (January 4, 2019). "ANALYSIS: How science and technology ministry fared under Ogbonnaya Onu in three years". Premium Times. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ "Abia: Orji's shoes are big but I'll run faster — Ikpeazu". Vanguard Newspapers. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
- ^ "APGA Faction Adopts Okezie Ikpeazu for Governor". Daily Post. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
- ^ "Otti wins Gubertorial ticket in Abia". THISDAY . He is believed to have won the April 2015 gubernatorial elections, but was manipulated against him. LIVE. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.