Today is Inauguration Day in Nigeria and in few hours tenures of President Muhammadu Buhari and 29 states governors will end. Buhari will be sworn in today for a second term in office following his victory in a highly controversial election that was marred by allegations of rigging and violence. Mr. Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently in court challenging the outcome of that election.
9 states governors will bow out today having served out their full tenures paving way for their successors, 17 others will be sworn in for a second term in office. 3 states governors who failed to win reelection will vacate office today. 12 governors will begin their first term in office today.
Governorship elections did not hold in Edo, Ondo, Ekiti, Bayelsa, Osun,Kogi and Anambra states because the tenures of the state governors are yet to elapse.
See a breakdown of the governors that will be be sworn in today.
Prof. Ben Ayade (PDP) Cross River – second term
MaiMala Buni (APC) Yobe State – first term
Babajide Sanwo-Olu (APC) Lagos State – first term
Dapo Abiodun (APC) Ogun – first term
Ifeanyi Okowa (PDP) Delta. – second term
Babagana Zulum (APC) Borno – first term
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai (APC) Kaduna) – second term
Emeka Ihedioha (PDP) Imo – first term
Aminu Masari (APC) Katsina – second term
Atiku Bagudu (APC) Kebbi – second term
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (APC) Kwara – first term
Abdullahi Sule (APC) Nasarawa – first term
Abubakar Bello ( APC) Niger State. – second term
Bello Muhammad Matawalle (PDP) Zamfara – first term
Darius Ishaku (PDP) Taraba – second term
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi – (PDP) Enugu State. – second term
David Umahi – (PDP) Ebonyi State – second term
Inuwa Yahaya (APC) Gombe State – first term
Muhammad Badaru (APC) Jigawa State – second term
Okezie Ikpeazu (PDP) Abia State – second term
Seyi Makinde (PDP) Oyo State – first term
Emmanuel Udom (PDP) Akwa Ibom State – second term
Nyesom Wike (PDP) Rivers state – second term
Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (PDP) Adamawa state – first term
Bala Mohammed (PDP) Bauchi state – first term
Simon Lalong (APC) Plateau state – second term
Samuel Ortom (PDP) Benue state – second term
Umar Ganduje (APC) Kano state – second term
Aminu Tambuwal (PDP) Sokoto state – second term
See outgoing governors
Ibrahim Gaidam (APC) Yobe state
Akinwunmi Ambode (APC) Lagos state – failed to win reelection
Ibikunle Amosun (APC) Ogun state
Kashim Shettima (APC) Borno state
Rochas Okorocha (APC) Imo state
Abdulfatah Ahmed (PDP) Kwara state
Ibrahim Dankwambo (PDP) Gombe state
Abiola Ajimobi (APC) Oyo
Bindow Jibrilla (APC) Adamawa state – failed to win reelection
Mohammed Abubakar (APC) Bauchi state – failed to win reelection
Abdulaziz Yari (APC) Zamfara state
Tanko Almakura (APC) Nasarawa state
