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The 2023 Kogi State gubernatorial election was held on 11 November 2023 to elect the Governor of Kogi State. [1] Incumbent APC Governor Yahaya Bello was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office.
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.
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 ]
The November election ended similarly with incumbent Bello winning election to a second term of governor and the APC gained a senate seat in a rerun election; however, both elections were riddled with irregularities and electoral violence.
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.
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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.