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List of governors of Nasarawa State

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ6572162 ↗
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This is a list of administrators and governors of Nasarawa State.

Nasarawa State, Nigeria was created on October 1st, 1996 when it was split from Plateau State.

See also

List of governors of Plateau State

States of Nigeria

List of state governors of Nigeria

References

"Nigerian Federal States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2009-11-30.

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