The office of the Governor of Abia State is an elective position. The governor of

Abia State Abia State ( ig, Ȯha Abia) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, it is bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Enugu, and Ebonyi, Imo State to the west, Cross River State to the east, Akwa Ibom State to the ...

is the

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of the state and its

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. 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 Okezie Victor Ikpeazu (born 18 October 1964) is a Nigerian politician who serves as the Governor of Abia State, in office since 29 May 2015. He was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. He was re-elected as the governor of Ab ...

of the

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, in office since May 29, 2015. He was reelected in 2019.

Qualification

The

Constitution of Nigeria The Constitution of Nigeria is the written supreme law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Nigeria has had many constitutions. Its current form was enacted on 29 May 1999 and inaugurated the Fourth Nigerian Republic. History Nigeria's st ...

requires that an aspiring candidate for the office of Abia State governor must: *be a citizen of

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 ...

by birth, *have attained the age of thirty-five years, *be a member of a

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and sponsored by that party, *be educated to at least school certificate level or its equivalent.

References

Politics of Abia State Government of Abia State {{Abia-gov-stub

Qualification

See also

References