title: List of governors of Western State
text: # List of governors of Western State
  
  Warning: The text in this article is "transcluded" into a template used at the foot of several pages. It therefore cannot contain references like.<ref&#x3E;...</ref&#x3E; But you can and should list sources in the ==References== section at the foot. This is a list of premiers, administrators and governors of Western State, Nigeria, including the former Western Region. In 1976-02-03, Western State was divided into Ogun, Ondo, and Oyo states.
  
  | Western Region Premier | Title | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Obafemi Awolowo | Premier | 1954 | 1959 | | |
  | Samuel Ladoke Akintola | Premier | 1960 | May 1962 | | |
  | Senator (Doctor) Moses Majekodunmi | Administrator | 29 June 1962 | December 1962 | | Appointed during political emergency |
  | Samuel Ladoke Akintola | Premier | 1 January 1963 | 15 January 1966 | | |
  | Western Region Governor | | | | | |
  | Sir John Dalzell Rankine | Governor | 1 October 1954 | July 1960 | | |
  | Sir Adesoji Aderemi | Governor | July 1960 | December 1962 | | |
  | Chief Joseph Odeleye Fadahunsi | Governor | December 1962 | 15 January 1966 | | |
  | Lt. Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi | Governor | 15 January 1966 | 29 July 1966 | (Military) | |
  | Robert Adeyinka Adebayo | Governor | 4 August 1966 | 27 May 1967 | (Military) | Continued as governor of Western State |
  | Western State Governor | | | | | Excludes Lagos, split off as a separate state |
  | Robert Adeyinka Adebayo | Governor | 28 May 1967 | 1 April 1971 | (Military) | |
  | Brig. Gen. Christopher Oluwole Rotimi | Governor | 1 April 1971 | July 1975 | (Military) | |
  | Akintunde Aduwo | Governor | 30 July 1975 | 30 August 1975 | (Military) | |
  | David Jemibewon | Governor | 30 August 1975 | March 1976 | (Military) | |
  