Second highest-ranking official in the executive branch of Abia State in Nigeria
Deputy Governor of Abia State
Flag of Abia State
Incumbent Ikechukwu Emetu since 29 May 2023
Executive Branch of the Abia State Government
Style
Deputy Governor (informal)
His Excellency (courtesy)
Status
Second highest executive branch officer
Member of
Abia State Executive Branch
Abia State Cabinet
Seat
Umuahia
Nominator
Gubernatorial candidate
Appointer
Direct popular election or, if vacant, Governor via House of Assembly confirmation
Term length
Four years renewable once
Constituting instrument
Constitution of Nigeria
Inaugural holder
Enyinnaya Abaribe (Fourth Republic)
Succession
First
Website
abiastate.gov.ng
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Deputy Governor: Ude Oko Chukwu
Attorney General: Umeh Kalu
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Chief of Staff: Chijioke Nwakodo
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Chief Judge: Theresa Uzokwe
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The deputy governor of Abia State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Abia State, Nigeria, after the governor of Abia 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.
Ikechukwu Emetu is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 29 May 2023.[1]
^Udeajah, Gordi (29 May 2023). "Otti sworn in, promises better Abia". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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