28 Governors were sworn in simultaneously across the nation today (Monday).
Of these new set of state leaders, 16 are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), 10 of the Peoples Democratic Party (PD), with the Labour Pary (LP) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) producing one each.
Seven re-elected governors of the APC were inaugurated for second term. They include Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Mai Mala Muni (Yobe), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Babagana Zulum (Borno).
First-time APC governors are Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto), Dikko Radda (Katsina), Uba Sani (Kaduna), Bassey Otu (Cross River), Mohammed Bago (Niger), Hyacinth Alia (Benue), Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi) and Nasiru Idris (Kebbi).
On the other hand, three re-elected PDP governors were inaugurated. They are Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi) and Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto).
Seven first-term governors were also sworn in. They are Peter Mbah (Enugu), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Siminialayi Fubara (Rivers), Kefas Agbu (Taraba), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), and Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta).
Abba Kabir of the NNPP was equally sworn in as Kano State Governor just as Alex Otti of the Labour Party was sworn as Abia State Governor.
