Deputy Governor of Borno State

Deputy Governor of Borno State
Seal of Borno State
Flag of Borno State
Incumbent Umar Usman Kadafur since 29 May 2019
Executive Branch of the Borno State Government
Style	Deputy Governor (informal) His Excellency (courtesy)
Status	Second highest executive branch officer
Member of	Borno State Executive Branch Borno State Cabinet
Seat	Maiduguri
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	Ali Abubakar Jatau (Fourth Republic)
Succession	First
Website	bornostate.gov.ng

The deputy governor of Borno State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Borno State, Nigeria, after the governor of Borno 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.

Umar Usman Kadafur is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 29 May 2019.^[1]