Nigeria is a country organized into 36 state, and a Federal territory (FCT). Each state is governed by a Governor who is elected for a four-year term through an election process by INEC.
Under certain terms and conditions, the Governor may be replaced by another, for example through death, impeachment or if an election is annulled.
Others governors are likely to join them pending various court cases.
This is a list of impeached Nigerian state governors since the inception of Democracy in 1999
Ayo Fayose was impeached as the Executive Governor of Ekiti State, Nigeria on 16 October 2006 on alleged mismanagement of public funds and serial killings. He was re-elected on the platform of the PDP and currently the gevernor of Ekiti state
