Governor of Abia State














Governor of Abia State
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Incumbent
Okezie Ikpeazu

since May 29, 2015
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceAbia State Government House, Umuahia
Term lengthFour years, 2 terms
FormationAugust 28, 1991
DeputyUde Oko Chukwu
Websiteabiastate.gov.ng







Abia State

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The office of the Governor of Abia State is an elected position.[1] The governor of Abia State is the chief executive of the state and its executive branch. Eight different people have served as governor of Abia State since the state was created on August 27, 1991. The current governor is Okezie Ikpeazu of the People's Democratic Party, in office since May 29, 2015.[2]



Qualification


The Constitution of Nigeria requires that an aspiring candidate for the office of Abia State governor must:


  • be a citizen of Nigeria by birth,

  • have attained the age of thirty-five years,

  • be a member of a political party and sponsored by that party,

  • be educated to at least school certificate level or its equivalent.


See also


  • List of Governors of Abia State


References




  1. ^ "Abia guber: Ikpeazu wins". The Sun. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "INEC Declares Ikpeazu Winner Of Abia Governorship Election". Channels TV. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.






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