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Deputy Governors

Chris Ekpenyong (1999–2005)#

Served under Victor Attah · PDP Tenure: 29 May 1999 — July 2005

Mode in: Elected on the Attah joint ticket, 1999; re-elected 2003.

Mode out: Left office after a political breach with the governor.

Michael Udofia (2005–2007)#

Served under Victor Attah · PDP Tenure: July 2005 — 29 May 2007

Mode in: Appointed to fill the vacancy.

Mode out: End of term.

Patrick Ekpotu (2007–2011)#

Served under Godswill Akpabio · PDP Tenure: 29 May 2007 — 29 May 2011

Mode in: Elected on the Akpabio joint ticket, 2007.

Mode out: Not renominated for the 2011 ticket.

Nsima Ekere (2011–2012)#

Served under Godswill Akpabio · PDP Tenure: 29 May 2011 — November 2012

Mode in: Elected on the Akpabio joint ticket, 2011.

Mode out: Resigned.

Later Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission.

Valerie Ebe (2012–2015)#

Served under Godswill Akpabio · PDP Tenure: November 2012 — 29 May 2015

Mode in: Appointed after Ekere's resignation.

Mode out: End of term.

One of the few women to hold the office in the South-South.

Moses Ekpo (2015–2023)#

Served under Udom Emmanuel · PDP Tenure: 29 May 2015 — 29 May 2023

Mode in: Elected on the Emmanuel joint ticket, 2015; re-elected 2019.

Mode out: End of term.

Akon Eyakenyi (2023–present)#

Served under Umo Eno · PDP Tenure: 29 May 2023 — present

Mode in: Elected on the Eno joint ticket, 2023.

Mode out: In office.

Former Federal Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development.

Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.