| Deputy Governor of Oyo State | |
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 Seal of Oyo State | |
 Flag of Oyo State | |
| Executive Branch of the Oyo State Government | |
| Style |
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| Status | Second highest executive branch officer |
| Member of |
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| Seat | Ibadan |
| Nominator | Gubernatorial candidate |
| Appointer | Direct popular election or, if vacant, Governor via House of Assembly confirmation |
| Term length | Four years renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nigeria |
| Inaugural holder | Iyiola Oladokun (Fourth Republic) |
| Succession | First |
| Website | oyostate |
The deputy governor of Oyo State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Oyo State, Nigeria, after the governor of Oyo State, and ranks first in line of succession. The deputy governor is directly elected together with the governor to a four-year term of office.
Bayo Lawal is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 18 July 2022, following the impeachment of his predecessor, Rauf Olaniyan.[1][2]
- ^ Adebayo, Musliudeen (18 July 2022). "Oyo Assembly approves nomination of Bayo Lawal as new Deputy Governor". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Oyo gets new deputy gov after Olaniyan's removal". Punch Newspapers. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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