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Ogun State

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

Legal basis

Governor of Ogun State

Dapo AbiodunAppointed 2019 · APC

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.

Where it appears in the news

  • Ogun CP honours 39 officers, says policing stressful

    Sep 30, 2026

    The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, has honoured 39 officers for their distinguished service, describing the policing job as stressful.

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  • Ogun federal varsity targets 2027/28 take-off

    Sep 29, 2026

    The Federal University of Technology, Ilaro, Ogun State, says its transition from a polytechnic is progressing and targets the 2027/28 session for take-off

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  • DP World deepens Nigerian trade with TGI Logistics partnership

    Sep 29, 2026

    The logistics transaction follows the signing in Paris of Memoranda of Understanding between the Ogun State Government and DP World MEA FZE for the development of the Gateway Deep Sea Port and Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone.

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  • Ogun Deep Sea Port Construction To Begin In November — Abiodun

    Sep 29, 2026

    The announcement comes days after the Ogun State Government signed a $7 billion agreement with DP World MEA FZE in Paris, France, in the presence of President Bola Tinubu.

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  • Ogun Police warn against criminal exploitation of 2027 polls

    Sep 29, 2026

    By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has warned political actors against allowing criminal elements to exploit the electoral process to cause violence or undermine public safety ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Commissioner of Pol

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  • Man allegedly mistaken for cultist killed in Ogun

    Sep 28, 2026

    A man identified as Seyi has been killed by suspected cultists who allegedly mistook him for a rival group member at Ijako Market in Ogun State.

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  • Ogun police arrest suspected fraudster with 25 ATM cards

    Sep 28, 2026

    The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Ameachi Anthony, in connection with an alleged N2.5 million fraud. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying 25 ATM cards and multiple mobile

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