Listed below is the names of governors and administrators of Akwa Ibom state since her formation in 1987 till the current tenure.
NAME | PARTY | TITLE | PERIOD |
Tunde Ogbeha | Military | Administrator | Sept. 1987 – July 1988 |
Godwin Abbe | Military | Administrator | July 1998 – Sept. 1990 |
Idongesit Nkanga | Military | Administrator | Sept. 1990 – Jan. 1992 |
Akpan Isemin | NRC | Governor | Jan. 1992 – Nov. 1993 |
Yakubu Bako | Military | Administrator | Dec. 1993 – Aug. 1996 |
Joseph Adeusi | Military | Administrator | Aug. 1996 – Aug. 1998 |
John Ebiye | Military | Administrator | Aug 1998 – Aug 1999 |
Victor Attah | PDP | Governor | May 1999 – May 2007 |
Godswill Akpabio | PDP | Governor | May 2007 – May 2015 |
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel | PDP | Governor | May 2015 – date. |