Deputy Governor of Kaduna State

The deputy governor of Kaduna State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Kaduna State, Nigeria, after the governor of Kaduna 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.

Hadiza Balarabe is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 29 May 2019.

Qualifications

As in the case of the Governor, in order to be qualified to be elected as deputy governor, a person must:

• be at least thirty-five (35) years of age;
• be a Nigerian citizen by birth;
• be a member of a political party with endorsement by that political party;
• have School Certificate or its equivalent.

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

See also

• Governor of Kaduna State
• List of governors of Kaduna State

References

1. Governor of Kaduna State
2. Kaduna State
3. Patrick Yakowa
4. Executive Council of Kaduna State
5. Nuhu Bajoga
6. Hadiza Balarabe
7. Barnabas Bala
8. Mukhtar Yero
9. Aisha Pamela Sadauki
10. List of villages in Kaduna State
11. Ministries of Kaduna State
12. Kaduna State House of Assembly
13. Southern Kaduna genocide
14. List of Ahmadu Bello University alumni
15. List of current state governors in Nigeria
16. Uba Sani
17. Muhammad Sani Abdullahi
18. Katsina State
19. Nasir El-Rufai
20. Executive Council of Oyo State