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This is a list of administrators and governors of Ogun State, Nigeria. Ogun State was formed on 3 February 1976 [1] when Western State divided into Ogun, Ondo, ...
Ogun State has a population of about 2 million people, and is one of the 36 states that make up the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The state government is composed of the executive , legislative , and judicial branches, whose powers are vested by the Constitution in the Governor , the House of Assembly , and the High Court .
Governors are elected for a term of four years (maximum of two terms). All 36 governors are members of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, a non-partisan organization which represents states in discussions with the federal government. Other organizations for governors include the partisan Progressive Governors Forum and PDP Governors Forum.
The Ogun State Executive Council (also known as, the Cabinet of Ogun State) is the highest formal governmental body that plays important roles in the Government of Ogun State headed by the Governor of Ogun State. It consists of the Deputy Governor, Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff, Commissioners who preside over ministerial ...
The deputy governor of Ogun State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Ogun State, Nigeria, after the governor of Ogun State, and ranks first in line of succession. The deputy governor is directly elected together with the governor to a four-year term of office.
Bamidele Abiodun was born on 16 July 1966 to the family of Professor Oladipo Oduye, a former deputy vice chancellor at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and the late Mrs Abimbola Wosilat Oduye both from Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State.
Adedapo Oluseun Abiodun MFR CON [1] ((Listen ⓘ); born 29 May 1960) is a Nigerian businessman and politician, who has served as Governor of Ogun State since May 2019. Currently a member of the All Progressive Congress, Abiodun first entered politics during the aborted Abacha transition in 1998 and remained active in politics until being elected governor in 2019.
He was appointed Military Governor of Ogun State from January 1984 to August 1985. He became General Officer Commanding 82 Division, Nigeria Army in 1985. Diya was Commandant, National War College (1991–1993) and then was appointed Chief of Defence Staff.