Governor of Northern Nigeria

Governor of Northern Nigeria
Gubernatorial Seal
Gubernatorial Flag
Incumbent interregnum
Regional Government of Northern Nigeria
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Arewa House
Seat	Kaduna
Appointer	The Crown, later Government of Nigeria
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument
Formation	1 January 1897
First holder	Frederick John Dealtry Lugard 1 January 1897

The High Commissioner or Governor of Northern Nigeria, originally the High Commissioner of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate, after 1914 the Lieutenant Governor, Chief Commissioner, or Governor General of the Northern Provinces of Nigeria, was effectively the viceroy of Northern Nigeria, exercising British suzerainty as representative of the Crown. The office of High Commissioner was first established on 1 January 1897, by letters patent from Queen Victoria, and after the departure of the British in 1960 it was continued until 1967 as representative of the new administration in Lagos.

With effect from 27 May 1967, Northern Nigeria was divided into the North-Eastern State, North-Western State, Kano State, Kaduna State, Kwara State, and the Benue-Plateau State, each with its own Governor.

Governors[]

Governor	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard	1900	1906		High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
Sir Percy Girouard	1907	1909		High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
Sir Henry Hesketh Bell	1909	1911		High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
Sir Charles Lindsay	1911	1912		High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria
Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard	1912	1914		Lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria
Sir Charles Lindsay Temple	1914	1917		Lieutenant Governor
	1917	1921		Lieutenant Governor
Sir William Frederick Gowers	1921	1925		Lieutenant Governor
Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer	1925	1930		Lieutenant Governor
	1930	1932		Chief Commissioner
	1932	1936		Chief Commissioner
Sir Theodore Samuel Adams	1936	1943		Chief Commissioner
Sir	1943	1947		Chief Commissioner
	1947	1951		Chief Commissioner
Sir	1951	1952		Lieutenant Governor
Sir	1952	1953		Governor General of Northern Nigeria
Sir Bryan Sharwood-Smith	1 October 1954	2 December 1957		Governor General of Northern Nigeria
Sir Muhammadu Sanusi I	1957	Acted for six months		Acting Governor General of Northern Nigeria for six months during the administration of Sir Gawain Westray Bell
Sir Gawain Westray Bell	2 December 1957	1962		Governor General of Northern Nigeria
Alhaji Sir Kashim Ibrahim	1962	16 January 1966		Governor
Hassan Usman Katsina	16 January 1966	27 May 1967		Governor (military)

References[]

• "Provinces and Regions of Nigeria". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 28 May 2010.

See also[]

• States of Nigeria

External links[]

• Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria - 1999
• Interactive Map of Nigeria

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