This is a list of governors and administrators of Edo State, Nigeria, which was formed on 27 August 1991 when the former Bendel State was divided into Edo State and Delta State.
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Name
Title
Took office
Left office
Party
Notes
Colonel John Ewerekumoh Yeri[1]
Governor
Aug 1990
Jan 1992
Military
John E.K. Odigie Oyegun[2]
Governor
Jan 1992
Nov 1993
SDP
Colonel Mohammed Abul-Salam Onuka[3]
Administrator
9 Dec 1993
14 Sep 1994
Military
Colonel Bassey Asuquo[4]
Administrator
14 Sep 1994
22 Aug 1996
Military
Group Captain Baba Adamu Iyam
Administrator
22 Aug 1996
7 Aug 1998
Military
Navy Captain Anthony Onyearugbulem
Administrator
7 Aug 1998
29 May 1999
Military
Chief Lucky Igbinedion[5]
Governor
29 May 1999
29 May 2007
PDP
Professor Oserheimen Osunbor[6]
Governor
29 May 2007
12 November 2008
PDP
Removed by Court Judgment invalidating his election.
Comrade Adams A. Oshiomhole[7]
Governor
12 November 2008
12 November 2016
APC
AC which later merged with some other political parties to become APC in 2016
Godwin Obaseki[8][9]
Governor
12 November 2016
Incumbent
PDP
APC but later defected to the PDP after being disqualified from contesting in the party primaries.[10]
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^Joke Kujenya (2009-06-27). "Lessons life has taught me — John Odigie-Oyegun, ex-Edo State governor". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
^"Past Governors in Edo State". Edo State Government. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
^"Colonel Bassey Asuquo (14 September 1994 – 22 August 1996)". Edo State Government. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
^"FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
^Ebegbulem, Simon (2 April 2017). "Oshiomhole @ 65: From a dogged labour leader to a political machine". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^"About". Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, Governor Edo State. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^"INEC Declares Godwin Obaseki Winner Of Edo Governorship Election • Channels Television". 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016 – via www.channelstv.com.
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