| Post: | Deputy Governor |
| Body: | Oyo State |
| Insignia: | Oyo_State_Coat_of_Arms.png |
| Insigniasize: | 100 |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of Oyo State |
| Flag: | Oyo State Flag.svg |
| Flagsize: | 125 |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Oyo State |
| Incumbent: | Bayo Lawal |
| Incumbentsince: | 18 July 2022 |
| Department: | Executive Branch of the Oyo State Government |
| Member Of: |
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| Status: | Second highest executive branch officer |
| Seat: | Ibadan |
| Appointer: | Direct popular election or, if vacant, Governor via House of Assembly confirmation |
| Termlength: | Four years |
| Termlength Qualified: | renewable once |
| Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of Nigeria |
| Succession: | First |
| Nominator: | Gubernatorial candidate |
| Inaugural: | Iyiola Oladokun (Fourth Republic) |
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]
As in the case of the Governor, in order to be qualified to be elected as deputy governor, a person must:
The deputy governor assists the governor in exercising primary assignments and is also eligible to replace a dead, impeached, absent or ill Governor as required by the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.[3]