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. |
