So, I believe I understand the perks and roles of how companions operate as governors. What of the player? I don't know how to assign myself as governor to a settlement. Am I the governor of all the settlements that are not assigned to a companion? Or am I only the governor of a settlement that does not have an assigned companion while I am in said settlement? If that's the case it seems like the governor perks wouldn't be worth much for the player character unless you just sat in a settlement and didn't go anywhere.
Forgive me if this is answered somewhere else.
Forgive me if this is answered somewhere else.