This is a list of administrators and governors of Oyo State,
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
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Oyo State
Oyo is a States of Nigeria, state in South West (Nigeria), southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan, the List of Nigerian cities by population, third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo ...
was formed in 1976 when
Western State was divided into
Ogun
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,
Ondo, and Oyo states.
See also
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Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
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States of Nigeria
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List of state governors of Nigeria
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References
*{{cite web, url=http://oyostate.gov.ng/administrations-to-date , title=Oyo State Governors to Date , date=4 March 2009 , publisher=Oyo State Government , accessdate=30 November 2009 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214050544/http://oyostate.gov.ng/administrations-to-date , archivedate=14 December 2009
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Oyo
Governors
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