Deputy Governor of Osun State
| Deputy Governor of Osun State | |
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 Flag of Osun State | |
since 27 November 2022 | |
| Executive Branch of the Osun State Government | |
| Style |
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| Status | Second highest executive branch officer |
| Member of |
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| Seat | Osogbo |
| Nominator | Gubernatorial candidate |
| Appointer | Direct popular election or, if vacant, Governor via House of Assembly confirmation |
| Term length | Four years renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nigeria |
| Inaugural holder | Iyiola Omisore (Fourth Republic) |
| Succession | First |
| Website | www |
The deputy governor of Osun State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Osun State, Nigeria, after the governor of Osun State, and ranks first in line of succession. The deputy governor is directly elected together with the governor to a four-year term of office.
Kola Adewusi is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 27 November 2022.[1]
Responsibilities
[edit]The deputy governor assists the governor in exercising primary assignments and is also eligible to replace a dead, impeached, absent or ill Governor as required by the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.[2]
List of deputy governors
[edit]| Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Elected | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clement Adesuyi Haastrup (born 1948) |
2 January 1992 | 17 November 1993 | 1 year, 319 days | Social Democratic Party | 1991 | Isiaka Adeleke |
| Iyiola Omisore (born 1957) |
29 May 1999 | 29 May 2003 | 4 years | Alliance for Democracy | 1999 | Adebisi Akande |
| Olusola Obada (born 1951) |
29 May 2003 | 26 November 2010 | 7 years, 181 days | Peoples Democratic Party | 2003 2007 |
Olagunsoye Oyinlola |
| Titilayo Laoye-Tomori (born 1948) |
27 November 2010 | 27 November 2018 | 8 years | All Progressives Congress | 2014 | Rauf Aregbesola |
| Benedict Alabi (born 1965) |
27 November 2018 | 27 November 2022 | 4 years | All Progressives Congress | 2018 | Gboyega Oyetola |
| Kola Adewusi (born 1958) |
27 November 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 22 days | Peoples Democratic Party | 2022 | Ademola Adeleke |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ademola Adeleke sworn in as Osun governor". The Cable. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "State Executive". Nigeria Law. Retrieved 2 January 2024.