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Every state's governorship history in one place: who has governed since 1999, which states vote off-cycle, how a governor is elected, and where the 2027 races stand after the wave of defections to the APC.
Anambra has had a governor installed by the Court of Appeal, Nigeria's first female governor, a governor removed by the Supreme Court after 17 days, and two decades of APGA rule. Every governorship result since 1999.
Imo has voted out a sitting governor, elected an APGA governor, and in January 2020 saw the Supreme Court remove Emeka Ihedioha and install Hope Uzodimma, who had finished fourth. Every governorship result since 1999.
Enugu gave the PDP some of its biggest wins anywhere for 20 years, then nearly lost to the Labour Party in 2023. In 2025 Governor Peter Mbah took the state into the APC. Every governorship result since 1999.
Ebonyi elected PDP governors for 20 years, often with lopsided margins, until Governor Dave Umahi crossed to the APC in 2020 and handed over to his Speaker. Every governorship result since 1999, and the 2027 race.
Abia has had five governors since 1999 and has never voted out a sitting governor, but its 2015 result was overturned and restored in the courts, and in 2023 the Labour Party ended the PDP's long hold. Every result since 1999.
Edo voted off-cycle after a court installed Adams Oshiomhole in 2008. Since then a sitting governor has been denied his party's ticket, won anyway on another, and the APC has taken the state back. Every result since 1999.
The PDP won every Delta governorship election from 1999 to 2023, though one was annulled and the opposition came within 92,000 votes in 2011. In April 2025 the governor and his predecessor took the state into the APC.
Cross River elected PDP governors for 24 years, often with huge margins, then followed Governor Ben Ayade into the APC. Every governorship result since 1999, including the 2008 rerun, and the 2027 race.
Bayelsa produced a President, lost a governor to a money-laundering scandal, had a 2007 result annulled, and in 2020 saw the Supreme Court remove its governor-elect a day before his swearing-in. Every result since 1999.
The PDP won every Akwa Ibom governorship election from 1999 to 2023, several with more than a million votes. In 2025 Governor Umo Eno took the state into the APC. Every result since 1999 and the 2027 field.
Ekiti voted out three sitting governors, had one impeached and another removed by the Court of Appeal, and lived under emergency rule. In 2026 Biodun Oyebanji became the first to win a second term in a row.
Ondo has voted out a sitting governor, seen a court hand the governorship to the runner-up, elected a Labour Party governor twice and, after Rotimi Akeredolu's death in office, given his deputy a 72% landslide.
Osun has had a governor installed by the Court of Appeal three years into a term, a 2018 result reversed by a rerun, a 2022 winner removed and restored by the courts, and in 2026 a re-election on a third party's ticket.
Oyo voted out two sitting governors, saw one impeached and restored by the courts, and gave Abiola Ajimobi the first second term in its history. Seyi Makinde has since won twice by wide margins. Every result since 1999.
Ogun has voted out a sitting governor, swung between the AD, PDP, ACN and APC, and in 2023 re-elected Dapo Abiodun by fewer than 14,000 votes. The results since 1999 and the 2027 field.
Plateau has had a governor suspended under emergency rule, an impeachment the Supreme Court overturned, an APC breakthrough in 2015 and a 2023 winner removed and then restored by the courts. Every result since 1999.
Home state of two former military rulers, Niger was a PDP state until 2015, when the son of one general beat the son of another. Every governorship result since 1999 and the 2027 race.
