List of Governors of Kwara


This is a list of administrators and Governors of Kwara. Kwara, Nigeria was formed on 27 May 1967 when the Northern region was split into Benue-Plateau, Kano, Kwara, West Central, North-Eastern and North-Western states;
NameTitleTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
David BamigboyeMilitary Governor28 May 1967July 1975Military
Ibrahim TaiwoMilitary GovernorJul 197513 Feb 1976Military
George Agbazika InnihMilitary GovernorMarch 1976July 1978Military
Sunday IfereMilitary GovernorJuly 1978October 1979Military
Adamu AttaCivilian GovernorOctober 1979October 1983NPN
Cornelius Olatunji AdebayoCivilian GovernorOctober 1983December 1983UPN
Salaudeen LatinwoMilitary GovernorJanuary 1984August 1985Military
Mohammed Ndatsu UmaruMilitary GovernorAugust 1985December 1987Military
Ahmed AbdullahiMilitary GovernorDecember 1987July 1988Military
Ibrahim AlkaliMilitary GovernorJuly 1988December 1989Military
Alwali KazirMilitary GovernorDecember 1989January 1992Military
Shaaba LafiajiCivilian GovernorJanuary 1992November 1993SDP
Mustapha IsmailMilitary Administrator9 Dec 199314 Sep 1994Military
Baba Adamu IyamMilitary Administrator14 September 199422 August 1996Military
Peter A.M. OgarMilitary Administrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Rasheed ShekoniMilitary AdministratorAugust 199829 May 1999Military
Mohammed LawalCivilian Governor29 May 199929 May 2003ANPP
Bukola SarakiCivilian Governor29 May 200329 May 2011PDP
Abdulfatah AhmedCivilian Governor29 May 201129 May 2019PDP
Abdulrazaq AbdulrahmanCivilian Governor29 May 2019IncumbentAPC