List of Benue State Governors from 1960 till Date with their Political Party

List of Benue State Governors from 1960 till Date with their Political Party: Benue State is one of the states in the North-Central Region of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Benue State is filled with people of different languages and cultures. However, the dominant tribes in Benue State include the Tivs and Idoma.

It is of importance to note that there are over hundred languages/tribes in Nigeria aside the popular Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba which are commonly known nationwide.

Benue State is one of these states with lots of history when it comes to culture and tradition which has also impacted their governing rule.

On this page, we shall be looking at a list of all past governors that have served in Benue State and their political party.

The need to know the list of past and present governors of Benue state from the 1960 Independence is crucial; most especially for students and information seekers.

We are however, happy you stumbled on the right page as we shall be looking at the comprehensive list of all past reigning governors of Benue State and their political parties from 1960.

The below list may also contain list of military government (as the case may be).

See below for full details for List of Benue State Governors and their Political Party from 1960 till date.

Benue State Governors from 1960 & Their Political Parties

Name	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
Abdullahi Shelleng	Governor	Mar-76	Jul-78	Military
Adebayo Lawal	Governor	Jul-78	Oct-79	Military
Aper Aku	Governor	Oct-79	Dec-83	NPN
John Kpera	Governor	Jan-84	Aug-85	Military
Jonah David Jang	Governor	Aug-85	Aug-86	Military
Yohanna Madaki	Governor	Aug-86	Sep-86	Military
Ishaya Bakut	Governor	Sep-86	1987	Military
Idris Garba	Governor	1987	1987	Military
Fidelis Makka	Governor	Dec-87	Jan-92	Military
Moses Adasu	Governor	Jan-92	Nov-93	SDP
Joshua O. Obademi	Administrator	09-Dec-93	22-Aug-96	Military
Aminu Isa Kontagora	Administrator	22-Aug-96	Aug-98	Military
Dominic Oneya	Administrator	Aug-98	May-99	Military
George Akume	Governor	29-May-99	29-May-07	PDP
Gabriel Suswam	Governor	29-May-07	29-May-15	PDP
Samuel Ortom	Governor	29-May-15	Incumbent	APC

Who is the Present Governor of Benue State 2022?

The Present Governor of Benue State is Samuel Ortom from APC.