Here is my analysis of the State Governors of Nigeria as of 29th May 2011.

I must state most analysis is based on a mixture of (1) utterances by the governor that I have read, (2) general reports online and (3) the citizenry affection and respect the governors generate.

The list also supports the arguments I have always given that Nigeria is slowly but gradually seeing improvements in governance. We are having less Amala ati ewedu, Esiwu, Furadenunu, Palm-wine and Edikayikong politicians as governors.

Top notch
Babatunde Fashola (Lagos)
LLB Law (Uniben)
Highest occupational achievement: Managing Partner (K.O. Tinubu & Company), SAN
ACN


Good
Adams Oshiomhole (Edo)
Economics and Industrial relations (Ruskin College), Candidate (National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies)
Highest occupational achievement: President (NLC)
ACN

Sullivan Chime (Enugu)
LLB Law (UNN)
Highest occupational achievement: Owner (Private legal practice)
PDP

Dr Mu’azu Aliyu (Niger)
BA Education (Bayero University) PhD Public Policy and Strategic Studies (University of Pittsburgh)
Highest occupational achievement: Career civil servant
PDP

Dr Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo)
BSc Health Sciences Degree, MB & CH.B Medicine (OAU)
Highest occupational achievement: Owner (Private medical practice)
Labour

Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)
BA & MA English (Uniport)
Highest occupational achievement: Career politician
PDP


Potential
Peter Obi (Anambra)
BA Philosophy (UNN)
Highest occupational achievement: Chairman (Fidelity Bank)
APGA

Kashim Shettima (Borno)
BSc Agric Economics (University of Maiduguri), MSc Agric Economics (University of Ibadan)
Highest occupational achievement: GM (Zenith Bank)
ANPP

Liyel Imoke (Cross River)
BA International Relations and Economics (University of Maryland, College Park), LLB Law (University of Buckingham), LLM Law (American University, Washington, D. C)
Highest occupational achievement: Private business
PDP

Dr Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti)
BA History(Unilag), MA International Relations (OAU), PhD War Studies (King’s College, London)
Highest occupational achievement: Director (Centre for Democracy & Development), Visiting Professor in African Studies (Northwestern University)
ACN

Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe)
BSc Accounting (ABU), MSc Economics (University of Lagos), Chartered Accountancy (ICAN)
Highest occupational achievement: Accountant General of the Federation (Nigeria), FCA (ICAN)
PDP

Abdulfattah Ahmed (Kwara)
BSc Chemistry (Unilorin)
Highest occupational achievement: Senior Manager, Banking (GTB)
PDP

Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun)
HND Accountancy (Ogun State Polytechnic), MA International Finance (University of Westminster), Chartered Accountancy (ICAN)
Highest occupational achievement: Owner (Private accountancy practice), FCA (ICAN)
ACN

Rauf Aregbesola (Osun)
HND Mechanical Engineering (Ibadan Polytechnic)
Highest occupational achievement: Owner (Private engineering firm), Commissioner (Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure)
ACN

Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo)
BSc in Business Administration and Finance (State University of New York, Buffalo), MBA Operations Research and Marketing (Governor’s State University)
Highest occupational achievement: CEO (National Oil and Chemical Marketing Company)
ACN


Can’t Tell
Murtala Nyarko (Adamawa)
Navy Training (Britannia Royal Naval College)
Highest occupational achievement: Vice Admiral (Nigerian Navy)
PDP

Gabriel Suswam (Benue)
LLB Law (Unilag), LLM Law (Unijos), MA Public Administration (Uniabuja)
Highest occupational achievement: Owner (Private legal practice)
PDP

Ikedi Ohakim (Imo)
BSc Business Administration and MSc Management (Unilag)
Highest occupational achievement: CEO (Alucon)
PDP

Ibrahim Shema (Katsina)
LLB Law & MBA (ABU)
Highest occupational achievement: Owner (Private legal practice)
PDP

Ibrahim Idris (Kogi)
LLB Law (Uniabuja)
Highest occupational achievement: Private business
PDP

Jonah Jang (Plateau)
Air Force Training (Military Training Schools, Nigeria/Abroad), B.Div Divinity (Theological College of Northern Nigeria)
Highest occupational achievement: Air Commodore (Nigerian Air Force)
PDP

Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto)
BSc Education (University of Pittsburgh)
Highest occupational achievement: Career civil servant
PDP


Suspect
Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom)
LLB Law (Unical)
Highest occupational achievement: Director, Corporate Affairs/Legal Services (EMIS Telecoms)
PDP

Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa)
BA English Studies/Linguistics (Uniport)
Highest occupational achievement: Career politician
PDP

Martin Elechi (Ebonyi)
BSc Economics (Lovanium University of Congo)
Highest occupational achievement: Career politician
PDP

Sule Lamido (Jigawa)
Course in Railway Engineering (Permanent Way Training School, Zaria)
Highest occupational achievement: Career civil servant
PDP

Patrick Yakowa (Kaduna)
BSc Social Sciences (ABU)
Highest occupational achievement: Career civil servant
PDP

Usman Dakingari (Kebbi)
BA Geography (ABU)
Highest occupational achievement: Career civil servant
PDP

Umaru Al-Makura (Nasarawa)
BA Education (ABU)
Highest occupational achievement: Assistant Producer, News and Current Affairs (NTA Kaduna)
CPC

Danbaba Suntai (Taraba)
BPharm Pharmacy (ABU)
Highest occupational achievement: Career civil servant
PDP

Ibrahim Gaidam (Yobe)
BSc Accountancy (ABU)
Highest occupational achievement: Career civil servant
ANPP



Cretins
Theodore Orji (Abia)
BA English (UI)
Highest occupational achievement: Career civil servant
PDP

Isa Yuguda (Bauchi)
BSc Economics (ABU), MBA (Unijos), Chief Executives Programme (Lagos Business School)
Highest occupational achievement: CEO (NAL Merchant Bank), CEO (Inland Bank)
PDP

Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta)
MBBS Medicine, Diploma Anaesthesia (Uniben)
Highest occupational achievement: Owner (Private medical practice)
PDP

Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano)
HND Civil Engineering (Kaduna Polytechnic), PgD Water Engineering (Middlesex University), MSc Water Engineering (Lagborough University)
Highest occupational achievement: Career civil servant/politician
PDP

Yari Abubakar (Zamfara)
Unknown
Highest occupational achievement: Career politician
ANPP

What potential can there be in Peter Obi who has already completed 5 years of his term, and is strongly disliked by his citizens?

You realize that this Anambra central election was to some extent a referendum on him?

ekt_bear:

What potential can there be in Peter Obi who has already completed 5 years of his term, and is strongly disliked by his citizens?

You realize that this Anambra central election was to some extent a referendum on him?

Enlighten me on how he is disliked.

I know he has been in court repeatedly to stake his claim on governorship, so I really can't say he has been in power for 5 years.

ekt_bear:

What potential can there be in Peter Obi who has already completed 5 years of his term, and is strongly disliked by his citizens?

You realize that this Anambra central election was to some extent a referendum on him?

You do not know anything about Peter Obi to comment.

Reading information on Nairaland, is not going to tell you how people from Anambra feel about Peter Obi.  

I think Beaf is right about you.

EzeUche__:

You do not know anything about Peter Obi to comment.

Reading information on Nairaland, is not going to tell you how people from Anambra feel about Peter Obi.  

I think Beaf is right about you.

Beaf is right about what?

Be careful, it says a lot about people's intellect to put there basis on Beaf.

Sagamite:

Enlighten me on how he is disliked.

I know he has been in court repeatedly to stake his claim on governorship, so I really can't say he has been in power for 5 years.

Nope, he was reelected in 2010 (iirc). So he is a year into his second term.

Regarding how he is disliked, from what I've read from folks like ifalways, ujujoan (and other indigenes), he talks a lot, but doesn't back it up. They don't feel that he is actually making any impact. Basically read any of the threads describing the election between Ngige and Akukyili. Or browse through the Yahoo group AnambraWorldForum. That will give you a pretty good perspective.

Sagamite:

Beaf is right about what?

Be careful, it says a lot about people's intellect to put there basis on Beaf.

Beaf was right about ekt_bear. He get most of his information about Nigeria from google and wikipedia.

And what is your beef with Beaf?

@EzeUche__ : Truth be told, I don't much care what you and Beaf think. I have to be a bit more selective about who I interact with on this site. . . no point interacting with people w/o brains.

EzeUche__:

Beaf was right about ekt_bear. He get most of his information about Nigeria from google and wikipedia.

And what is your beef with Beaf?

Isnt that the same thing Beaf assumed about you a while ago?

Didnt he even say you had no brain? LOL Chill okay.

Ileke-IdI:

Isnt that the same thing Beaf assumed about you a while ago?

Didnt he even say you had no brain? LOL Chill okay.

Do not concern yourself with my battles with Beaf. Why bring up my past problems with him?

Coming to the defense of your Ekiti brethren I see.

ekt_bear:

@EzeUche__ : Truth be told, I don't much care what you and Beaf think. I have to be a bit more selective about who I interact with on this site. . . no point interacting with people w/o brains.

Ha! This is priceless coming from you.

Someone who knows nothing about Nigeria has the audacity to talk to those who understand Nigeria.

Just like your laughable statement about having a private pipeline to your house.

Hehe:


Paying a visit to the Wizard worked out for this guy. . .

EzeUche__:

Do not concern yourself with my battles with Beaf. Why bring up my past problems with him?

Coming to the defense of your Ekiti brethren I see.  

Because you're trying to insult him by "supporting" Beaf's insults while Beaf has already said worse about you.

Not defending, just helping you.  

EzeUche__:

Ha! This is priceless coming from you.

Someone who knows nothing about Nigeria has the audacity to talk to those who understand Nigeria.

Just like your laughable statement about having a private pipeline to your house. 

You either both have the same immeasurable amount of knowledge about Nigeria  or EzeUche knows much more but prefers to pretend  like he knows very little.

EzeUche__:

Ha! This is priceless coming from you.

Someone who knows nothing about Nigeria has the audacity to talk to those who understand Nigeria.

Just like your laughable statement about having a private pipeline to your house. 

Well, it says it on the Shell Nigeria website, that delivering gas to your site is a product they offer. And then I called them to confirm that what their website says is true. . . from what the guy told me over the phone, anywhere within 500 meters of the front gate of Covenant University in Ota, you can get them to deliver gas to you (assuming you'll agree to buy 200 Mcf of gas per day. Granted, this is probably too much gas for your typical homeowner. . . )

Anyway, this is part of the reason I'm skeptical of some of you who claim to understand Nigeria. . . most of ya'll haven't impressed me much. It would be like listening to your typical American redneck to get an insight into how America works 

EzeUche__:

Beaf was right about ekt_bear. He get most of his information about Nigeria from google and wikipedia.

And what is your beef with Beaf?  

Mate, Beaf is a dunce jor. An unobjective, fanatical shyt-smeller.

ekt_bear:

Nope, he was reelected in 2010 (iirc). So he is a year into his second term.

Regarding how he is disliked, from what I've read from folks like ifalways, ujujoan (and other indigenes), he talks a lot, but doesn't back it up. They don't feel that he is actually making any impact. Basically read any of the threads describing the election between Ngige and Akukyili. Or browse through the Yahoo group AnambraWorldForum. That will give you a pretty good perspective.

Thanks.

I am not going to defend him rigorously as I am making an analytical-guess on most on the list.

But based on the analysis on AnambraWorldForum that I just quickly researched now, I might be right.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AnambraForum/message/23854

Considering the structure, criteria content and analytical style of the performance card provided, I can confidently say I think Ifeyinwa Akunna appears to be a pretty sharp and intellectual guy so I can trust his judgement a bit.

He gave Obi a "C" for priority and governance, "B" for Implementation and "A" for vision. That is "Potential" to me.

Ileke-IdI:

You either both have the same immeasurable amount of knowledge about Nigeria  or EzeUche knows much more but prefers to pretend  like he knows very little.

My knowledge of Nigeria stops at the River Niger. Ask me anything about the East and I can tell you. 

That is why my anger was directed at him, when he commented about Peter Obi. Sorry, but I will not allow someone who gets most of his information from Nairaland or google to comment about Peter Obi and other Eastern affairs.

This is like me commenting on the affairs of Ekiti state.

Well, it says it on the Shell Nigeria website, that delivering gas to your site is a product they offer. And then I called them to confirm that what their website says is true. . . from what the guy told me over the phone, anywhere within 500 meters of the front gate of Covenant University in Ota, you can get them to deliver gas to you (assuming you'll agree to buy 200 Mcf of gas per day. Granted, this is probably too much gas for your typical homeowner. . . )

Anyway, this is part of the reason I'm skeptical of some of you who claim to understand Nigeria.

that's a posh area, so they might have access to some amenities not commonly found elsewhere in the country.

Poster.

Do you live in Nigeria? If the answer is No, then close this stoopid thread.

EzeUche__:

My knowledge of Nigeria stops at the River Niger. Ask me anything about the East and I can tell you.  

That is why my anger was directed at him, when he commented about Peter Obi. Sorry, but I will not allow someone who gets most of his information from Nairaland or google to comment about Peter Obi.

Roll eyez.

You're also guilty of the same crime. Most of what you know of the SW/ SW'ners are what you learned from NL. You're too lazy to go beyond nairaland to find actual info on Google. lol

no vex sha.


Anywaz, at topic,

Fayemi has potential, really. Just that our previous Govenors (esp OloriburukuSegunOni) drained the State's money.

Sagamite:

Mate, Beaf is a dunce jor. An unobjective, fanatical shyt-smeller.

I keep on forgetting your legendary battles with Beaf. My mistake for mentioning your arch enemy on this thread.  

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Anywaz, at topic,

Fayemi has potential, really. Just that our previous Govenors (esp OloriburukuSegunOni) drained the State's money.

@Sagamite: Fair enough. I'm hoping that ujujoan and ifyalways will end up commenting on this thread and be very specific. I can only comment on the general impression I've got from reading that forum (and some other sites) over the past several weeks.

So I certainly could be wrong. . . let your rating stand. At least til those two (who are on the ground now) comment.

Ileke-IdI:

Roll eyez.

You're also guilty of the same crime. Most of what you know of the SW/ SW'ners are what you learned from NL. You're too lazy to go beyond nairaland to find actual info on Google. lol

no vex sha.

To be honest, why should I care about the SW. The only state worthy of mention is Lagos. The rest are not of my concern. 

Sorry, but I will not allow someone who gets most of his information from Nairaland or google to comment about Peter Obi.

non-igbos arent encouraged to comment on igbo matters, is all you need to say.

tpia@:

that's a posh area, so they might have access to some amenities not commonly found elsewhere in the country.

Hrm, so he told me he didn't think it was actually that posh. He thinks it'd be better to execute the idea in Lekki.

Anyway, there are a few other sites in naija near where the pipeline runs that you can get this (again, this is from the Shell naija site).

The caveat of course is that 200 Mcf of gas is a lot. This is what makes it impractical . . . not the actually delivery.

EzeUche__:

To be honest, why should I care about the SW. The only state worthy of mention is Lagos. The rest are not of my concern.  

Why not show that you dont care by not posting falsified info on NL then?
So you telling me it is by force to post again?

tpia@:



non-igbos arent encouraged to comment on igbo matters, is all you need to say.

That is not true. Any non-Igbos based in Anambra or have lived in Anambra can comment. Not someone who has lived in the U.S. all his life.

Ileke-IdI:

Why not show that you dont care by not posting falsified info on NL then?
So you telling me it is by force to post again?

And what is this falsified info that I have posted? Are you still upset about my TRUE comments on Ekiti state? 

EzeUche__:

And what is this falsified info that I have posted? Are you still upset about my comments on Ekiti state? 

What comment. I believe we all know the poor financial status of Ekiti state. No one is denying or getting upset over that.
I'm more concerned about your lack of knowledge about the SW/SW'ners, and just questioning your inclination to comment on what you do not care enough about to read up on.
It is not by force to comment on sth you dont know, Uchenna.

Ileke-IdI:

What comment. I believe we all know the poor financial status of Ekiti state. No one is denying or getting upset over that.
I'm more concerned about your lack of knowledge about the SW/SW'ners, and just questioning your inclination to comment on what you do not care enough to read up on.
It is not by force to comment on sth you dont know, Uchenna.

Can you give me some proof? I do not really pay attention to your Pro-SW threads. Now where is the proof. Why should I concern myself about another man's land Toyin?

I probably know more about the SW, than you know of the SE.