The deputy governor of Kaduna State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Kaduna State, Nigeria, after the governor of Kaduna 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.
Hadiza Balarabe is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 29 May 2019.
Qualifications As in the case of the Governor, in order to be qualified to be elected as deputy governor, a person must: be at least thirty-five (35) years of age; be a Nigerian citizen by birth; be a member of a political party with endorsement by that political party; have School Certificate or its equivalent.
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 GovernorAbba Musa Rimi1 October 197923 June 1981People's Redemption Party1979Abdulkadir Balarabe MusaJames Bawa Magaji3 January 199217 November 1993National Republican Convention1991Mohammed Dabo LereStephen Shekari29 May 199910 July 2005Peoples Democratic Party19992003Ahmed MakarfiPatrick Yakowa21 July 200520 May 2010Peoples Democratic Party2007Namadi SamboMukhtar Yero29 May 201016 December 2012Peoples Democratic Party2011Patrick YakowaNuhu Bajoga28 December 201229 May 2015Peoples Democratic PartyMukhtar YeroBarnabas Bala29 May 201529 May 2019 yearsAll Progressives Congress2015Nasir El-RufaiHadiza Balarabe29 May 2019IncumbentAll Progressives Congress20192023Uba Sani
See also Governor of Kaduna State List of governors of Kaduna State
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