Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto: Governor of Sokoto State
Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto is Governor of Sokoto State (Sokoto State, Nigeria), according to Nigeria Governors' Forum.
Posts held
- Governor of Sokoto State, Sokoto State, Nigeria. Part of level 5: Devolved and state governments.
Source: Governors - Nigeria Governors' Forum, read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). The page says: “Sokoto State Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto”
Where Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto sits in the ladder of power
As Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto works at level 5: Devolved and state governments, below the national government of Nigeria. The full ladder of power over Sokoto State is on its page.
Above that, Nigeria is a member of:
- African Union level 7
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
Who else holds power in Nigeria
- Bola Ahmed Tinubu President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigeria
- Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigeria
Where these facts come from
Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.
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