Second highest-ranking official in the executive branch of Edo State in Nigeria
Deputy Governor of Edo State
Seal of Edo State
Flag of Edo State
Incumbent Omobayo Godwins since 8 April 2024
Executive Branch of the Edo State Government
Style
Deputy Governor (informal)
His Excellency (courtesy)
Status
Second highest executive branch officer
Member of
Edo State Executive Branch
Edo State Cabinet
Seat
Benin City
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
Mike Oghiadomhe (Fourth Republic)
Succession
First
Website
edostate.gov.ng
The deputy governor of Edo State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Edo State, Nigeria, after the governor of Edo 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. The deputy governor has the constitutional power to act as the governor in the event of the governor's death, resignation, impeachment, or absence.[1] The deputy governor also assists the governor in the administration of the state and performs any other duties that the governor may assign to him or her.[1]
Omobayo Godwins is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 8 April 2024.[2]
^ ab"Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended)" (PDF). wipo.int. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^"Edo Chief Judge swears in 38-yr-old Omobayo as Deputy Gov". Vanguard. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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