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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.
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.
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 ...
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 ]
In 2015 he defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) but returned to PDP in the build-up to 2019 elections after months of political struggle with Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello. [4] He was chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja and briefly chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation in Nigeria. [5]
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.
Bello launched The Kogi Women and Youth Advancement Foundation (KOWYAF), a non-governmental organization which aims to empower women and youth, encourage the growth of micro businesses for vulnerable women and youth and to drastically reduce the mother/child mortality rate in Kogi State.
Amina Oyiza Bello, née Yakubu (born 2 April 1978) is a lawyer, philanthropist, and the first wife of Yahaya Bello, Kogi state governor. [1] She is the CEO of Fairplus International ltd, founder of Hayat Foundation, businesswoman , and a humanitarian.