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He was elected as governor of Kwara State at the 2019 governorship election held on 9 March 2019 and sworn in on 29 May 2019. [13] On 19 March 2023, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq was declared winner and reelected as the governor of Kwara State defeating his closest rival Yaman Abdullahi of the People Democratic Party PDP having scored majority votes ...
The first lady of the 36 states in Nigeria is the advisor to the governor and often plays a role in social activism. The position is traditionally held by the wife of the state governor. [ 1 ] However, the administration of Mohammed Buhari , President of Nigeria since 2015, nullified the Office of the First Lady.
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).
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;
Like every other state in Nigeria, Kwara State has had a mix of civilian and military Governors. The first Governor of Kwara state was David Bamigboye. The current governor of Kwara State is Governor Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman, who emerged victorious in the 9 March 2019 governorship election, under the APC. Abdulrahman Abdulrazak was sworn in on 29 ...
In 2004, he became Press Secretary to the Wife of the Governor of Kwara State, Mrs Toyin Saraki, [6] a role he held till 2008 when he moved to television. In 2009, he wrote and hosted the first season of the television show, "The Debaters" [ 7 ] and signed another contract to write and host the second season of the show in 2010.
Kayode Alabi (born 1 August 1963) is a Nigerian politician, who is deputy governor of Kwara State. [1] [2] [3] He was born in Oro-Ago, Kwara State, Nigeria into the family of late Yahaya Samuel Alabi (1925–2007) Oro-Ago in Kwara State, he is the third child of his parents. He has two elder brothers and a younger sister.
As the hereditary Princess Royal of the Ijora Kingdom and Iganmu Lands, Lagos, and the Yon Sabuke of Kaiama Kingdom, Kwara, she was installed as the Erelu Bobajiro of Iru Land, Lagos, in June 2021. She is married to Senator Bukola Saraki , a former president of the Nigerian Senate who holds the title of the Waziri of the Ilorin Emirate in the ...