List of outgoing governors and the debts left behind

Pulse provides a list of all out-going governors, along side additional information on how much revenue and debts these outgoing governors will be leaving behind compared to what they inherited on the assumption of office.

The list is curated from data compiled by StatiSense.

Okezie Ikpeazu – Abia

Ikpeazu who Abia state's debt was $40.5 billion in December 2015 and has increased to ₦146 billion as of December 2022.

Udom Emmanuel – Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom state governor, Udom Emmanuel (ChannelsTV) Pulse Nigeria

The state's debt was ₦156.4 billion in December 2015 and has increased to ₦239.4 billion as of December 2022.

Samuel Ortom – Benue

The state's debt was ₦45.9 billion in December 2015 and has increased to ₦154.7 billion as of December 2022.

Ben Ayade – Cross River

Gov Ben Ayade of Cross River State (Daily Post) Pulse Nigeria

The state's debt was ₦138.4 billion in December 2015 and has increased to ₦291.1 billion as of December 2022.

Ifeanyi Okowa – Delta

The state's debt was N327.1 billion in December 2015 and has increased to N331.1 billion as of December 2022.

Dave Umahi – Ebonyi

Ebonyi state Governor Dave Umahi [Oriental Times] Pulse Nigeria

The state's debt was ₦42.1 billion in December 2015 and has increased to ₦102.7 billion as of December 2022.

Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi – Enugu

The state's debt was ₦42.1 billion in December 2015 and has increased to ₦102.7 billion as of December 2022.

Muhammad Badaru Abubakar – Jigawa

The state's debt was ₦27.9 billion in December 2015 and has increased to ₦146 billion as of December 2022.

Nasir el-Rufai – Kaduna

Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai. [@GovKaduna] Pulse Nigeria

The state's debt was ₦87.9 billion in December 2015 and has increased to ₦340 billion as of December 2022.

Abdullahi Umar Ganduje – Kano

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State [Twitter/@bbchausa] Pulse Nigeria

The state's debt was ₦74.7 billion in December 2015 and has increased to ₦167.5 billion as of December 2022.

Aminu Bello Masari – Katsina

The state's debt was ₦23.6 billion in December 2015 and has increased to ₦86.5 billion as of December 2022.

Abubakar Atiku Bagudu – Kebbi

The state's debt was ₦71.4 billion in December 2015 and has increased to ₦79.9 billion as of December 2022.

Abubakar Sani Bello – Niger

Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello [Niger State Government] Pulse Nigeria

Abubakar Sani Bello, the governor of Niger, saw the state's debt rise from ₦29 billion in December 2015 to ₦126.6 billion in December 2022.

Simon Lalong – Plateau

Simon Lalong, the governor of Plateau, witnessed the state's debt increase from ₦101.3 billion in December 2015 to ₦163.5 billion in December 2022.

Nyesom Wike – Rivers

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike [Rivers State Government] Pulse Nigeria

Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers, observed the state's debt climb from ₦142.8 billion in December 2015 to ₦264.5 billion in December 2022.

Aminu Tambuwal – Sokoto

Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal ece-auto-gen

Aminu Tambuwal, the governor of Sokoto, experienced the state's debt grow from N31.5 billion in December 2015 to N108.8 billion in December 2022.

Bello Muhammad Matawalle – Zamfara

Bello Muhammad Matawalle, the governor of Zamfara, oversaw the state's debt rise from ₦71.9 billion in December 2015 to ₦125.1 billion in December 2022.