Nigerian state governors 1999–2003 term

The 1999–2003 term of Nigerian state governors marked the official commencement of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, following an orderly transition from the military regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar on 29 May 1999.[1]

Gubernatorial elections were conducted across Nigeria's 36 states on 9 January 1999 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).[2] Three primary political parties participated: the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All People's Party (APP), and the Alliance for Democracy (AD).[1] The elected governors served a four-year term, ending with the next general elections in April 2003.

List of State Governors (1999–2003)

StateGovernorPartyNotesReference
AbiaOrji Uzor KaluPDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
AdamawaBoni HarunaPDPReplaced Atiku Abubakar prior to swearing-in after Atiku was selected as Vice President
Akwa IbomVictor AttahPDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
AnambraChinwoke MbadinujuPDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
BauchiAdamu Mu'azuPDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
BayelsaDiepreye AlamieyeseighaPDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
BenueGeorge AkumePDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
BornoMala KachallaAPPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
Cross RiverDonald DukePDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
DeltaJames IboriPDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
EbonyiSam EgwuPDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
EdoLucky IgbinedionPDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
EkitiNiyi AdebayoADSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
EnuguChimaroke NnamaniPDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
GombeAbubakar Habu HashiduAPPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
ImoAchike UdenwaPDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
JigawaIbrahim Saminu TurakiAPPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
KadunaAhmed MakarfiPDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
KanoRabiu KwankwasoPDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
KatsinaUmaru Musa Yar'AduaPDPLater served as President of Nigeria (2007–2010)[3]
KebbiAdamu AlieroAPPSworn in 29 May 1999[4]
KogiAbubakar AuduAPPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
KwaraMohammed LawalAPPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
LagosBola TinubuADLater elected President of Nigeria (2023)[3]
NasarawaAbdullahi AdamuPDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
NigerAbdulkadir KurePDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
OgunOlusegun OsobaADSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
OndoAdebayo AdefaratiADSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
OsunBisi AkandeADSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
OyoLam AdesinaADSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
PlateauJoshua DariyePDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
RiversPeter OdiliPDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
SokotoAttahiru BafarawaAPPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
TarabaJolly NyamePDPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
YobeBukar IbrahimAPPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]
ZamfaraAhmad Sani YerimaAPPSworn in 29 May 1999[3]

Breakdown by political party

Following the January 1999 elections, the 36 governorships were distributed as follows:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nigeria: Elections in the Delta". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 Momoh, Abubakar; Thovoethin, Paul. "Elections and Governance in Nigeria's Fourth Republic". CODESRIA. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 "Nigerian State Elected Governors - 1999". NigeriaWorld. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Who is afraid of Senator Adamu Aliero?". This Day. Retrieved 27 July 2026.

See also

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