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This is a list of administrators and governors of Imo State, Nigeria. Imo State was created on 17 March 1976 from part of East Central State. Name Title Took office
The governor of Imo State is an elective political position, one of the governors of the thirty-six states of Nigeria. The governor of Imo State is the chief executive officer of Imo state and its executive branch with the assistance of the deputy governor (the governor's political running-mate). Fourteen people have served as governor since ...
Hope Odidika Uzodimma (born 12 December 1958) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the governor of Imo State since 2020. [1] [2] [3] On 14 January 2020, the Supreme Court of Nigeria declared Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the 2019 governorship poll in Imo State, nullifying the election of the then-incumbent governor Emeka Ihedioha.
The Chief Judge of Imo State is appointed by the Governor of Imo State, then screened and confirmed by the Imo State House Assembly and recommendation of the National Judicial Council. The chief judge is the appointed head of the judicial branch. The chief judge is also the most senior judge and presiding member of the High Court of Justice.
In November 2009, the Imo House of Assembly issued an arrest warrant for Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia State, and Comrade Maximus Uba, President Imo Democratic Congress and newspaper columnist. The warrant was for their failure to appear before the house to substantiate allegations of misappropriation of Imo State funds by Ohakim. [18]
Pages in category "Governors of Imo State" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
As of 12 November 2024, there are 21 states with APC governors, 12 states with PDP governors, 1 state each with APGA, Labour and NNPP governors. The current gubernatorial term ends and new term begins in May for most states, two to three months after their election. Governors are elected for a term of four years (maximum of two terms).
The 1979 Imo State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979, in Nigeria. [1] NPP's Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe won election for a first term to become Imo State's first executive governor leading and, defeating main opposition, NPN's Collins Obi, [2] in the contest.