List of governors of Kwara - wikipedia List of governors of Kwara 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, North - Central, North - Eastern and North - Western states ; Name Title Took office Left office Party Notes David Bamigboye Military Governor 28 May 1967 July 1975 Military Ibrahim Taiwo Military Governor Jul 1975 13 Feb 1976 Military George Agbazika Innih Military Governor March 1976 July 1978 Military Sunday Ifere Military Governor July 1978 October 1979 Military Adamu Atta Civilian Governor October 1979 October 1983 NPN Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo Civilian Governor October 1983 December 1983 UPN Salaudeen Latinwo Military Governor January 1984 August 1985 Military Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru Military Governor August 1985 December 1987 Military Ahmed Abdullahi Military Governor December 1987 July 1988 Military Ibrahim Alkali Military Governor July 1988 December 1989 Military Alwali Kazir Military Governor December 1989 January 1992 Military Shaaba Lafiaji Civilian Governor January 1992 November 1993 SDP Mustapha Ismail Military Administrator 9 Dec 1993 14 Sep 1994 Military Baba Adamu Iyam Military Administrator 14 September 1994 22 August 1996 Military Peter A.M. Ogar Military Administrator 22 August 1996 August 1998 Military Rasheed Shekoni Military Administrator August 1998 29 May 1999 Military Mohammed Lawal Civilian Governor 29 May 1999 29 May 2003 ANPP Bukola Saraki Civilian Governor 29 May 2003 29 May 2011 PDP Abdulfatah Ahmed Civilian Governor 29 May 2011 PDP See also States of Nigeria List of state governors of Nigeria References `` Nigerian Federal States ''. WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 30. Kwara State capital : Ilorin Governors David Bamigboye ( 1967 -- 1975 ) Ibrahim Taiwo ( 1975 -- 1976 ) George Agbazika Innih ( 1976 -- 1978 ) Sunday Ifere ( 1978 -- 1979 ) Adamu Atta ( 1979 -- 1983 ) Cornelius Adebayo ( 1983 -- 1983 ) Salaudeen Latinwo ( 1984 -- 1985 ) Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru ( 1985 -- 1987 ) Ahmed Abdullahi ( 1987 -- 1988 ) Ibrahim Alkali ( 1988 -- 1989 ) Alwali Kazir ( 1989 -- 1992 ) Shaaba Lafiaji ( 1992 -- 1993 ) Mustapha Ismail ( 1993 -- 1994 ) Baba Adamu Iyam ( 1994 -- 1996 ) Peter Ogar ( 1996 -- 1998 ) Rasheed Shekoni ( 1998 -- 1999 ) Mohammed Lawal ( 1999 -- 2003 ) Bukola Saraki ( 2003 -- 2011 ) Abdulfatah Ahmed ( 2011 -- present ) LGAs Asa Baruten Edu Ekiti Ifelodun Ilorin East Ilorin South Ilorin West Irepodun Isin Kaiama Moro Offa Oke Ero Oyun Pategi Cities Ilorin Offa Omu Aran Towns Ajasse Ipo Amoyo Aran - Orin Babaloma Edidi Esiẹ Elerinjare Ganmo Idofian Igbaja Ijara - Isin Ilala Isanlu Isin Jebba Jimba Oja Kabba Dongari Kaiama Oke - Onigbin Omupo Share Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Governors_of_Kwara&oldid=687806248 '' Categories : Governors of Kwara State Kwara State Lists of state governors of Nigeria Talk About Wikipedia Yorùbá Edit links This page was last edited on 27 October 2015, at 21 : 17. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who was the first governor of kwara state
Answer: David Bamigboye