Who Runs Naija//Executive

Enugu State

A federating state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Enugu. The governor is elected under section 176 of the 1999 Constitution.

Governor of Enugu State

What the Constitution says

s.176–179
Each state’s voters elect its Governor. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the state’s local government areas.
s.48
Each state elects three senators, one per senatorial district, and the FCT elects one: 109 in all.
s.49
The House of Representatives has 360 members, each elected by one federal constituency of roughly equal population.

₦25.6 millionunder 0.1% of the ₦68.32 trillion budget

Owo Ranch: Attention, Gov Peter Mbah! By Ochereome Nnanna
Sep 30, 2026
I have visited Enugu State three times since Dr Peter Mbah assumed office as Governor of Enugu State. In two of those visits, I participated in guided tours of his project sites. He regularly trends for high performance. This is not mere hype. Mbah is not only
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Mbah to 17 new LG council chairmen: No honeymoon, work to eradicate poverty
Sep 30, 2026
Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has charged the newly sworn-in chairmen of the 17 local government areas in the state to immediately commence work, stressing that the local government system is not a passive arm of government in the state, but an activ
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