The deputy governor of Osun State is the second-highest officer in the

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of the government of

Osun State Osun State (; yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun), occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara State, to the south by Ogun S ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

, after the

governor of Osun State This is a list of administrators and governors of Osun State. Osun State was formed on 27 August 1991 when it was split from Oyo State. See also *States of Nigeria *List of state governors of Nigeria References *{{cite web , url=http://www.w ...

, and ranks first in line of succession. The deputy governor is

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together with the governor to a four-year term of office.

Kola Adewusi Kola Adewusi is a Nigerian politician, who has served as deputy governor of Osun State since 2022. Adewusi was elected deputy governor in the 2022 Osun State gubernatorial election The 2022 Osun State gubernatorial election took place on 16 Ju ...

is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 27 November 2022.

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

References

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