Deputy governor of Ekiti State

The deputy governor of Ekiti State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Ekiti State, Nigeria, after the governor of Ekiti 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.

Monisade Afuye is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 16 October 2022.

Responsibilities 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.

List of deputy governors Name Took office Left office Time in office Party Elected GovernorPaul Alabi29 May 199929 May 2003 yearsAlliance for Democracy1999Niyi AdebayoAbiodun Aluko29 May 2003November 2005 Peoples Democratic Party2003 Ayo FayoseAbiodun OlujimiNovember 200516 October 2006 Sikiru Tae Lawal29 May 200717 February 2009 Peoples Democratic Party2007 Olusegun Oni 6 May 2009 15 October 20102009Funmilayo Olayinka16 October 20106 April 2013Action Congress of Nigeria Kayode FayemiModupe AdelabuApril 201316 October 2014All Progressives CongressKolapo Olushola16 October 201416 October 2018 yearsPeoples Democratic Party2014Ayo FayoseBisi Egbeyemi16 October 201816 October 2022 yearsAll Progressives Congress2018Kayode FayemiMonisade Afuye16 October 2022IncumbentAll Progressives Congress2022Biodun Oyebanji

See also List of governors of Ekiti State

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