State or region
Governor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Directly elected state-wide for a four-year term, renewable once (Constitution of Nigeria 1999, ss. 176-182); the Governor is head of the state executive.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Biodun Oyebanji since October 2022 Report Source: wikidata.org, checked
Next vote
- Must be held by September 2030 (no fixed date) General election
Sources
- nigerian-constitution.com · checked Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (ss. 176-182 governor, ss. 90-92 House of Assembly), read 2026-10-12: structure of the office. For: Governor
- wikidata.org · checked Wikidata Q112628913 (head of government of the state, no end date) cross-checked against Wikipedia list of Nigerian state governors, read 2026-10-12: current governor. Fallback: Wikidata, because official state government sites were not fetched. Start date is the inauguration date of the current mandate (29 May for the 2019/2023 cohort). For: Biodun Oyebanji, current term
- nannews.ng · checked News Agency of Nigeria, Ekiti 2026: Oyebanji emerges winner with 319,224 votes, 21 June 2026, read 2026-10-12: Oyebanji (APC) re-elected at the 20 June 2026 election, so the next Ekiti governorship election follows the term starting 2026-10-16. For: General election, September 16, 2030
- nigerian-constitution.com · checked Constitution of Nigeria 1999 s. 178(2) and term start dates from news reports, read 2026-10-12: off-cycle governorship; date derived as the last legal day, not announced. For: General election, September 16, 2030