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This is a list of administrators and governors of Borno State, Nigeria. Borno State was formed on 3 February 1976 when North-Eastern State was divided into Bauchi , Borno, and Gongola states. Name
Pages in category "Governors of Borno State" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Zulum was born on 25 August 1969, in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State. [6]After elementary school in Mafa Primary School from 1975 to 1980 and secondary education in Government Secondary School, Monguno from 1980 to 1985, Zulum studied at the University of Maiduguri, [7] where he obtained a degree in Agriculture Engineering after which he served as a youth corps member with Katsina ...
Ali Modu Sheriff was elected governor of Borno State in Nigeria in April 2003. [21] Boko Haram's insurgency began in 2009, with Borno being the worst-affected area. On 14 May 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in northeastern Nigeria, [22] including Borno State along with the neighboring states of Adamawa and Yobe. [23]
Kashim Shettima Mustapha GCON (born 2 September 1966) is a Nigerian politician who is the 15th and current vice president of Nigeria. [1] [2] He previously served as senator for Borno Central from 2019 to 2023, and as the governor of Borno State from 2011 to 2019.
Borno State is a large, diverse northeastern state in the process of recovering from the worst of the Boko Haram insurgency.Still facing large-scale threats by and partial occupation from Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists, the state also has to contend with an underdeveloped yet vital agricultural sector, desertification, and low education rates.
Mohammed Goni was born in 1942 in Kareto, Mobbar Local Government Area, Borno State. He attended Maiduguri Middle School (1953–55), Borno Provincial Secondary School (1956–61), Provincial Secondary School, Kano (1962–63) and the Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1964–87), where he gained a BA (Administration), specialising in international affairs.
As of 12 November 2024, there are 21 states with APC governors, 12 states with PDP governors, 1 state each with APGA, Labour and NNPP governors. The current gubernatorial term ends and new term begins in May for most states, two to three months after their election. Governors are elected for a term of four years (maximum of two terms).