Past Governors
This below is the list of administrators and governors of Ekiti State, which was created on October 1, 1996, carved out of the territory of Ondo State.
| Name | Title | Tenure | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lt. Col. Mohammed Bawa | Administrator | 7 October, 1996 – August, 1998 | Under Military rule | First administrator after State creation |
| Navy Captain Atanda Yusuf | Administrator | August, 1998 – 29 May, 1999 | Under Military rule | |
| Otunba Niyi Adebayo | Executive Governor | 29 May, 1999 – 29 May, 2003 | Alliance for Democracy (AD) | First elected Civilian Governor of the State |
| Mr. Ayo Fayose | Governor | 29 May, 2003 – 19 October, 2006 | Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) | Second elected Civilian Governor of the State. Fayose’s impeachment on October 16 by the State Assembly (and brief replacement by Speaker Aderemi) was declared illegal by Federal Government. |
| General Tunji Olurin (Rtd) | Administrator | 19 October, 2006 – 27 April, 2007 | Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) | Appointed Administrator after declaration of state of emergency in the State. |
| Chief Tope Ademiluyi | Acting Governor | 27 April, 2007 – 29 May 2007 | Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) | |
| Engr Segun Oni | Governor | 29 May, 2007-17 Feb, 2009 | Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) | Oni was removed by Appeal Court (based on illegal returns of April 2007 elections), and a partial re-run was ordered. |
| Rt. Hon. Tunji Odeyemi | Acting Governor | 17 February, 2009 – 6 May, 2009 | Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) | He became Acting Governor when the Appeal Court, sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State nullified Segun Oni’s election and ordered a rerun poll in 10 out of the 16 Local Councils in the State. |
| Dr. John Kayode Fayemi | Governor | 16 Oct, 2010 – 16 Oct, 2014 | All Progressive Congress (APC) | First Term |
| Mr. Ayodele Fayose | Governor | 16 Oct, 2014 – 16 Oct, 2018 | Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) | Second Term |
