List of governors of Abia State

This is a list of the administrators and governors of Abia State, Nigeria, which was created on 1991-08-27, when it was split from Imo State.

Name Title Took office Left office Party Notes
Frank Ajobena[1] Military Administrator* August 28, 1991 January, 1992 None
Ogbonnaya Onu[2] Executive Governor January, 1992 November, 1993 NRC
Chinyere Ike Nwosu Military Administrator* December 9, 1993 September 14, 1994 None
Temi Ejoor Military Administrator* September 14, 1994 August 22, 1996 None
Moses Fasanya Military Administrator* August 22, 1996 August, 1998 None
Anthony Obi Military Administrator* August, 1998 May 29, 1999 None
Orji Uzor Kalu Executive Governor May 29, 1999 May 29, 2007 PDP, PPA Elected on PDP platform, switched to Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA).
Theodore A. Orji Executive Governor May 29, 2007 May 29, 2015 PPA
Okezie Ikpeazu[3][4] Executive Governor May 29, 2015 May 29, 2023 PDP
Alex Chioma Otti[5] Executive Governor May 29, 2023 Incumbent LP

* Military administrators appointed by the ruling dictators of their respective times.


See also

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References

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  • "Nigerian Federal States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  1. ^ "Nigerian states". Rulers.org. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  2. ^ Ugbede, Lois (January 4, 2019). "ANALYSIS: How science and technology ministry fared under Ogbonnaya Onu in three years". Premium Times. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Abia: Orji's shoes are big but I'll run faster — Ikpeazu". Vanguard Newspapers. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  4. ^ "APGA Faction Adopts Okezie Ikpeazu for Governor". Daily Post. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  5. ^ "Otti wins Gubertorial ticket in Abia". THISDAY . He is believed to have won the April 2015 gubernatorial elections, but was manipulated against him. LIVE. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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