List of governors of Bendel State


This is a list of administrators and governors of Bendel State, Nigeria. Mid-Western region was created in June 1963 from the Benin and Delta provinces. The status of the region was changed to a state on 27 May 1967, and the state was renamed Bendel State on 17 March 1976.
Bendel State was divided into Delta State and Edo State on 27 August 1991.
Mid-Western State LeadersTitleTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
Jereton MariereGovernorFebruary 1964January 1966Civilian
Lt. Colonel David EjoorGovernorJanuary 1966August 1967
Major Albert OkonkwoAdministratorAugust 17, 1967September 1967Biafra secessionist force
Brig. General Samuel OgbemudiaAdministrator
later Governor		21 Sep 1967Jul 1975
Colonel George Agbazika InnihGovernorJul 1975Mar 1976
Bendel State leaders
Commodore Husaini AbdullahiGovernorMar 1976Jul 1978
Abubakar WaziriGovernorJul 1978Oct 1979
Professor Ambrose Folorunsho AlliGovernorOct 1979Oct 1983UPN
Dr. Samuel OgbemudiaGovernorOct 1983Dec 1983NPN
Brigadier Jeremiah Timbut UseniGovernorJan 1984Aug 1985
Colonel John Mark IniengerGovernorAug 1985Dec 1987
Colonel Jonathan Tunde OgbehaGovernorDec 1987Aug 1990
Colonel John Ewerekumoh YeriGovernorAug 1990Jan 1992