# Military governors in Nigeria during the Ibrahim Babangida regime

General Ibrahim Babangida became head of state after a coup on 27 August 1985, replacing General Muhammadu Buhari. In September 1987 Babangida created Akwa Ibom State from part of Cross River State and Katsina State from part of Kaduna State. In August 1991 he created eleven more states. He arranged for elections for states governors in 1991, with the military governors handing over to elected civilian governors in January 1992 at the start of the Nigerian Third Republic.

## Governors of existing states

The list below gives governors of the states that were in existence when Babangida took power.
vteMilitary Governors of existing states in Nigeria during the Ibrahim Babangida regime (1985 - 1992) :
AnambraSamson Omeruah Robert Akonobi Herbert Eze Joseph AbuluBauchiChris Abutu Garuba Joshua Madaki Abu AliBendelJohn Mark Inienger Tunde Ogbeha John Ewerekumoh YeriBenueJonah David Jang Yohanna Madaki Ishaya Bakut Idris Garba Fidelis Makka
BornoAbdulmumini Aminu Abdul One Mohammed Mohammed Maina Mohammed Buba MarwaCross RiverDan Archibong Eben Ibim Princewill Ernest AttahGongolaYohanna Madaki Jonah David Jang Isa Mohammed Abubakar SalihuImo StateAllison Madueke Amadi Ikwechegh Anthony E. OguguoKadunaDangiwa Umar Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar Abubakar Tanko Ayuba
KanoAhmed Muhammad Daku Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru Idris GarbaKwaraMohammed Ndatsu Umaru Ahmed Abdullahi Ibrahim Alkali Alwali KazirLagosGbolahan Mudasiru Mike Akhigbe Raji RasakiNigerDavid Mark Garba Ali Mohammed Lawan GwadabeOgunOladayo Popoola Raji Rasaki Mohammed Lawal Oladeinde Joseph
OndoMike Akhigbe Ekundayo Opaleye Raji Rasaki Bode George Sunday Abiodun OlukoyaOyoTunji Olurin Sasaenia Oresanya Abdulkareem AdisaPlateau StateChris Alli Lawrence Onoja Aliyu Kama Joshua MadakiRiversAnthony Ukpo Ernest Olawunmi Adelaye Godwin AbbeSokotoGarba Mohammed Ahmed Muhammad Daku Bashir Salihi Magashi :
See also Military Governors in Nigeria during the Muhammadu Buhari regime (1984-1985), Military Governors in Nigeria during the Ibrahim Babangida regime, State Governors in the Nigerian Third Republic (1992-1993) :

## Administrators of new states

The newly created states in August 1991 were run by administrators rather than governors, a term used to reinforce the message that their tenure was interim until elected governors could take over.
In most cases, each new state was carved out of an existing state which retained its name but was now smaller in area. Exceptions were the old Gongola State which was split into Adamawa State and Taraba State, and Kogi State which was formed from parts of Benue State and Kwara State.
vteAdministrators of newly created states in Nigeria during the Ibrahim Babangida regime (1991 - 1993) :
Abia from Imo StateFrank AjobenaAdamawa from Gongola StateAbubakar SalihuAkwa Ibom from Cross River StateTunde Ogbeha Godwin Abbe Idongesit NkangaDelta from Bendel StateLuke Chijiuba Ochulor
Edo from Bendel StateJohn Ewerekumoh YeriEnugu from Anambra StateHerbert EzeJigawa from Kano StateOlayinka SuleKatsina from Kaduna StateAbdullahi Sarki Mukhtar Lawrence Onoja John Madaki
Kebbi from Sokoto StatePatrick AzizaKogi from Benue State and Kwara StateDanladi Mohammed ZakariOsun from Oyo StateLeo Segun AjiborishaTaraba from Gongola StateAdeyemi AfolahanYobe from Borno StateSani Daura Ahmed :
See also State Governors in Nigeria during the Muhammadu Buhari military regime, Military Governors in Nigeria during the Ibrahim Babangida regime (1985 - 1992), State Governors in the Nigerian Third Republic (1992-1993) :