| Deputy Governor of Kogi State | |
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 Flag of Kogi State | |
since 27 January 2024 | |
| Executive Branch of the Kogi State Government | |
| Style |
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| Status | Second highest executive branch officer |
| Member of |
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| Seat | Lokoja |
| Nominator | Gubernatorial candidate |
| Appointer | Direct popular election or, if vacant, Governor via House of Assembly confirmation |
| Term length | Four years renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nigeria |
| Inaugural holder | Patrick Adaba (Fourth Republic) |
| Succession | First |
| Website | kogistate |
The deputy governor of Kogi State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Kogi State, Nigeria, after the governor of Kogi State, and ranks first in line of succession. The deputy governor is directly elected together with the governor to a four-year term of office.
Salifu Joel is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 27 January 2024.[1]
- ^ Akinfehinwa, John (27 January 2024). "BREAKING: Usman Ahmed Ododo Sworn in as Kogi State Governor". Daily Post. Retrieved 27 January 2024.