List of governors of Benue State

The governor of Benue state leads the executive branch. He appoints heads of the state ministries. He is also the chief security officer of the state. The current governor is Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia. This is a list of administrators and governors of Benue State. Benue State of Nigeria was formed on 03 February 1976 when Benue-Plateau State was divided into Benue and Plateau states.

Name	Title	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Abdullahi Shelleng[1]	Governor	March 1976	July 1978	Military
Adebayo Lawal	Governor	July 1978	October 1979	Military
Aper Aku[2]	Governor	October 1979	December 1983	NPN
John Kpera[3]	Governor	January 1984	August 1985	Military
Jonah David Jang[4]	Governor	August 1985	August 1986	Military
Yohanna Madaki[1]	Governor	August 1986	September 1986	Military
Ishaya Bakut[5]	Governor	September 1986	1987	Military
Idris Garba[6]	Governor	1987	1987	Military
Fidelis Makka[7]	Governor	December 1987	January 1992	Military
Moses Adasu[8]	Governor	January 1992	November 1993	SDP
Joshua O. Obademi[9]	Administrator	9 December 1993	22 August 1996	Military
Aminu Isa Kontagora	Administrator	22 August 1996	August 1998	Military
Dominic Oneya[10]	Administrator	August 1998	May 1999	Military
George Akume[11]	Governor	29 May 1999	29 May 2007	PDP
Gabriel Suswam[12]	Governor	29 May 2007	29 May 2015	PDP
Samuel Ortom[13][14][15]	Governor	29 May 2015	29 May 2023	PDP
Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia[16][17][18]	Governor	29 May 2023	Incumbent	APC

See also

• States of Nigeria
• List of state governors of Nigeria

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