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The following is a list of the governors of Rivers State. This list also contains administrators etc., during the era of Nigeria military juntas.
The governor of Rivers State is the chief executive of the Rivers State government and is one of the governors of the thirty-six states of Nigeria. The governor is supported by the deputy governor , both popularly elected for a term of four years (maximum of two terms).
Sir Amaopusenibo Siminalayi Fubara-(born 28 January 1975), is the Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria. He previously served as Accountant general [1] of the Rivers State, Nigeria. He is an ethnic Ibani-Ijaw, and was born in Opobo Town in the Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State. [2] [3]
The position of Deputy Governor of Rivers State constitutes the vice-head of state and government, created when the federation returned to civilian authority under the Second Republic. Whoever holds the post is considered the second highest official in the executive branch.
His deputy governor was Peter Odili, who was himself elected governor in 1999. [3] In 1993 the Ogoni people in Rivers State, led by the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, protested against exploitation by Shell, Ada George's former employer. Violence resulted. The Ogoni considered that the governor was encouraging the conflict.
Odili was elected Governor of Rivers State during the 1999 Rivers State gubernatorial election, and was reelected in April 2003. [4]In September 2004, Amnesty International wrote an open letter to Odili expressing deep concerns for protection of human rights of civilians in and around Port Harcourt, detailing an increasingly alarming security situation in Rivers State, due to fighting ...
Ezenwo Nyesom Wike CON (born 13 December 1964) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who has served as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory since 2023. [1] He previously served as the governor of Rivers State from 2015 to 2023.
Alfred Papapreye Diete-Spiff (born 30 July 1942) was the first Military Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria after it was created from part of the old Eastern Region, Nigeria. [1] He held office from May 1967 until July 1975 during the military administration of General Yakubu Gowon. [2] He was also a member of the Supreme Military Council. [3]