Governor of Northern Nigeria

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.

Governor of
Northern Nigeria
Gubernatorial Seal
Gubernatorial Flag
Incumbent
interregnum
Regional Government of Northern Nigeria
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceArewa House
SeatKaduna
AppointerThe Crown, later Government of Nigeria
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrumentConstitution and Laws of Northern Nigeria
Formation1 January 1897
First holderFrederick John Dealtry Lugard
1 January 1897

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
Herbert Symonds Goldsmith 1917 1921 Lieutenant Governor
Sir William Frederick Gowers 1921 1925 Lieutenant Governor
Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer 1925 1930 Lieutenant Governor
Cyril Wilson Alexander 1930 1932 Chief Commissioner
George Sinclair Browne 1932 1936 Chief Commissioner
Sir Theodore Samuel Adams 1936 1943 Chief Commissioner
Sir John Robert Patterson 1943 1947 Chief Commissioner
Eric Westbury Thompstone 1947 1951 Chief Commissioner
Sir Eric Westbury Thompstone 1951 1952 Lieutenant Governor
Sir Eric Westbury Thompstone 1952 1953 Governor General of Northern Nigeria
Sir Bryan Sharwood-Smith 1 October 1954 2 December 1957 Governor General of Northern Nigeria
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.

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