List of governors of Lagos State - wikipedia List of governors of Lagos State This is a list of administrators and governors of Lagos State. Lagos State was formed in 1967 - 05 - 27 from Colony province and Lagos federal territory. The Office of is responsible for the effective coordination of all government activities for Lagos State. Name Title Took Office Left Office Party Notes Brigadier Mobolaji Johnson Governor 28 May 1967 July 1975 ( military ) Commodore Adekunle Lawal Governor July 1975 1977 ( military ) Commodore Ndubuisi Kanu Governor 1977 July 1978 ( military ) Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe Governor July 1978 October 1979 ( military ) Alhaji Lateef Jakande Governor October 1979 December 1983 Unity Party of Nigeria - UPN Air Commodore Gbolahan Mudasiru Governor January 1984 1986 ( military ) Navy Captain Mike Akhigbe Governor 1986 July 1988 ( military ) Brigadier General Raji Rasaki Governor July 1988 January 1992 ( military ) Sir Michael Otedola Governor January 1992 November 1993 ( National Republican Congress ( NRC ) ) Colonel Olagunsoye Oyinlola Governor 9 December 1993 22 August 1996 ( military ) Colonel Mohammed Buba Marwa Governor 22 Aug 1996 29 May 1999 ( military ) Mr Bola Tinubu Governor 29 May 1999 29 May 2007 Alliance For Democracy Mr Babatunde Fashola Governor 29 May 2007 29 May 2015 All Progressives Congress Mr Akinwunmi Ambode Governor 29 May 2015 All Progressives Congress See also Governors of the Lagos Colony ( category ) Nigeria States of Nigeria List of state governors of Nigeria Timeline of Lagos city Oba of Lagos References ^ Jump up to : `` Past Governors ''. Lagos State Government. Archived from the original on 2014 - 10 - 11. Retrieved September 2014. Check date values in : accessdate = ( help ) Jump up ^ Kye Whiteman ( 2013 ). `` Prominent Personalities of Lagos ''. Lagos : A Cultural History. Interlink Publishing. ISBN 978 - 1 - 62371 - 040 - 8. `` Nigerian Federal States ''. WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 30. External links Lagos State Government of Nigeria ( 1 ) Lagos State State capital : Ikeja Cities Eko Atlantic Ikorodu Ikeja Lagos Lekki Towns Badagry Epe Ojo LGAs Agege Ajeromi - Ifelodun Alimosho Amuwo - Odofin Apapa Badagry Epe Eti - Osa Ibeju - Lekki Ifako - Ijaiye Ikeja Ikorodu Kosofe Lagos Island Lagos Mainland Mushin Ojo Oshodi - Isolo Somolu Surulere Government Leaders Governor Chief Justice Attorney General Executive Council Ministries Education Finance Agriculture and Cooperatives Commerce and Industry Economic Planning and Budget Energy and Mineral Resources Environment Establishments, Training and Pensions Health Home Affairs and Culture Housing Information and Strategy Justice Rural Development Science and Technology Special Studies Tourism and Inter-governmental Relations Transport Waterfront Infrastructure Development Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Works and Infrastructure Youth, Sports and Social Development House of Assembly 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Others Lagos State Civil Service Head of Service City Hall, Lagos Lagos State Police Command Oba of Lagos Lists relating to Lagos Radio Hospitals Hotels Markets Schools Restaurants Timeline Obas Governors Ministries Current Government of Lagos Statewide Elected Officials Senators Munirudeen Muse Ganiyu Solomon Adeleke Mamora Governors of Lagos State Babatunde Fashola Deputy Governor of Lagos State Sarah Adebisi Sosan Lagos State Attorney General Olasupo Shasore House of Assembly Speaker Adeyemi Ikuforiji Majority Leader Kolawole Taiwo Assembly Minority Leader Suru Avoseh Years in Nigeria ( 1960 - present ) 1901 1902 1904 1908 1909 1910 1913 1914 1915 1918 1922 1923 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1932 1933 1934 1935 1938 1940 1941 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Governors_of_Lagos_State&oldid=837995456 '' Categories : Governors of Lagos State Lagos State Lists of state governors of Nigeria Lagos - related lists Hidden categories : CS1 errors : dates Talk About Wikipedia Hausa Yorùbá Edit links This page was last edited on 24 April 2018, at 08 : 39 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who was the first civilian governor of lagos state
Answer: Alhaji Lateef Jakande