His Excellency Major (Rtd) Dhadho Gaddae Godhana was elected Tana River Governor on August 8th Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party ticket and takes over from Hussein Dado(Wiper). He is the former Member of Parliament, Galole constituency and Assistant Minister for Communications. Dhadho Gaddae Godhana was sworn in as the Governor of Tana River on August 21st, 2017.

Following the 9th of August 2022 general elections, H.E Major (Rtd) Dhadho Gaddae Godhana was re-elected again to server his second and final term in office and was sworn-in on 25th August 2022.