The deputy governor of Kogi State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Kogi State, Nigeria, after the governor of Kogi 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.

Salifu Joel is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 27 January 2024.

Responsibilities

The deputy governor assists the governor in exercising primary assignments and is also eligible to replace a dead, impeached, absent or ill Governor as required by the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.

List of deputy governors

NameTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyElectedGovernor
Patrick Adaba (born 1946)29 May 199929 May 20034 yearsAll People's Party1999Abubakar Audu
Philip Salawu (born 1957)29 May 20036 February 20084 years, 253 daysPeoples Democratic Party2003 2007Ibrahim Idris
5 April 200826 January 20123 years, 296 days2008
Yomi Awoniyi (born 1960)27 January 201227 January 20164 yearsPeoples Democratic Party2011Idris Wada
Simon Achuba (born 1964)9 February 201618 October 20193 years, 251 daysAll Progressives Congress2015Yahaya Bello
Edward Onoja (born 1974)21 October 201927 January 20244 years, 98 daysAll Progressives Congress2019
Salifu Joel (born 1967)27 January 2024Incumbent2 years, 119 daysAll Progressives Congress2023Usman Ododo

See also