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Yahaya Adoza Bello CON (// ⓘ; born 18 June 1975) is a Nigerian businessman, politician.He served as the governor of Kogi State from 2016 to 2024. [1] A member of the All Progressives Congress, Bello was the youngest governor in Nigeria throughout his term in office.
Incumbent APC Governor Yahaya Bello was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. Ahmed Usman Ododo — a former state Auditor-General for Local Government — retained the office for the APC by a margin of 24% over first runner-up and SDP nominee Murtala Ajaka .
Ahmed Usman Ododo (born 7 February 1982) [1] is a Nigerian accountant and politician who has served as the governor of Kogi State since 2024. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress. [2] [3] [4]
He assumed office after the removal of the governor, Ibrahim Idris and his deputy, Philip Salawu by Supreme Court. Clarence Olafemi was the speaker Kogi State Assembly. Ibrahim Idris [6] Governor 5 April 2008 26 January 2012 PDP: Idris Wada [7] Governor 27 January 2012 27 January 2016 PDP: Yahaya Bello [8] Governor 27 January 2016 27 January ...
Incumbent APC Governor Yahaya Bello won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP Musa Wada and several minor party candidates. [1] [2] [3] Yahaya Bello emerged as the APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 3,091 votes and defeating his closest rival, Babatunde Irukera, who received 109 votes. He picked Edward David Onoja as his running mate.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State were held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Kogi State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided with the 2023 presidential election , as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives ; with ...
The deputy governor of Kogi State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Kogi State, Nigeria, after the governor of Kogi 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.
Mukadam Asiwaju Asiru Idris FCA is a Nigerian government official and diplomat serving as the Kogi state's Commissioner of Finance since 2016. [2] He previously served as the Special Adviser on Finance Economy, Commerce and Investment to the Governor of Kogi State from January 2016 to November 2019 under Governor Yahaya Bello .