List of governors of Kwara State


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-