List of governors of Sokoto State

This is a list of administrators and governors of Sokoto State, Nigeria, which was formed on 3 February 1976 when North-Western State was split into Niger and Sokoto states.

Name	Title	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Alhaji Usman Faruk	Governor	1967	1975	Military	Commissioner of Police, Governor of Northwestern State
Colonel Umaru Mohammed	Governor	March 1976	July 1978	Military
Lt. Colonel Gado Nasko	Governor	July 1978	October 1979	Military
Shehu Kangiwa	Governor	October 1979	November 1981	NPN
Garba Nadama	Governor	1982	December 1983	NPN
Colonel Garba Duba	Governor	January 1984	August 1985	Military
Colonel Garba Mohammed	Governor	August 1985	December 1987	Military
Colonel Ahmed Muhammad Daku	Governor	December 1987	August 1990	Military
Colonel Bashir Salihi Magashi	Governor	August 1990	January 1992	Military
Malam Yahaya Abdulkarim	Governor	January 1992	November 1993	NRC
Colonel Yakubu Mu'azu	Administrator	9 December 1993	22 August 1996	Military
Navy Captain Rasheed Adisa Raji	Administrator	22 August 1996	August 1998	Military
Group Captain (Air Force) Rufai Garba	Administrator	August 1998	May 1999	Military
Attahiru Bafarawa	Governor	29 May 1999	29 May 2007	APP; ANPP
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko	Governor	29 May 2007	11 April 2008	PDP
Abdullahi Balarabe Salame	Acting Governor	11 April 2008	28 May 2008	-
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko	Governor	28 May 2008	28 May 2011	PDP	Mohammed Zayyana Acting Governor 2012 to 2012
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko	Governor	28 May 2012	28 May 2015	APC
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal	Governor	28 May 2015	29 May 2023	APC/PDP
Ahmad Aliyu	Governor	29 May 2023	Incumbent	APC

Governor of Sokoto
State flag of Sokoto State
Incumbent Ahmad Aliyu since 29 May 2023
Term length	Maximum of two four-year terms
Website	sokotostate.gov.ng

See also

• States of Nigeria
• List of state governors of Nigeria