List of governors of Lagos State

This is a list of administrators and governors of Lagos State. Lagos State was formed on 27 May 1967 from Colony province and Lagos federal territory. The Office of is responsible for the effective coordination of all government activities for Lagos State.

Name	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
Brigadier Mobolaji Johnson^[1]	Governor	27 May 1967	July 1975	Military
Commodore Adekunle Lawal^[1]	Governor	July 1975	1977	Military
Commodore Ndubuisi Kanu^[1]	Governor	1977	July 1978	Military
Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe^[1]	Governor	July 1978	October 1979	Military
Alhaji Lateef Jakande^[1]	Governor	October 1979	December 1983	Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)
Air Commodore Gbolahan Mudasiru^[1]	Governor	January 1984	August 1986	Military
Navy Captain Mike Akhigbe^[1]	Governor	August 1986	July 1988	Military
Brigadier General Raji Rasaki^[1]	Governor	July 1988	January 1992	Military
Sir Michael Otedola^[1]	Governor	January 1992	November 1993	National Republican Convention (NRC)
Colonel Olagunsoye Oyinlola^[1]	Governor	9 December 1993	22 August 1996	Military
Colonel Mohammed Buba Marwa^[1]	Governor	22 Aug 1996	29 May 1999	Military
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu^[1]^[2]	Governor	29 May 1999	29 May 2007	Alliance for Democracy (AD)
Mr Babatunde Fashola	Governor	29 May 2007	29 May 2015	Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)
Mr Akinwunmi Ambode	Governor	29 May 2015	29 May 2019	All Progressives Congress (APC)
Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu	Governor	29 May 2019	Incumbent	All Progressives Congress (APC)

See also

• Governors of the Lagos Colony (category)
• Nigeria
• States of Nigeria
• List of state governors of Nigeria
• Timeline of Lagos city
• Oba of Lagos

References

1. . Lagos State Government. Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
2. Kye Whiteman (2013). "Prominent Personalities of Lagos". Lagos: A Cultural History. Interlink Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62371-040-8.

• "Nigerian Federal States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2009-11-30.

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