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Former Kogi Gov Ibrahim Idris dies in UK
The officials offered their condolences to the family over the loss of the former governor.
A former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has died at the age of 77.
Idris reportedly died on Sunday, September 20, 2026, in the United Kingdom.
Following his death, Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, former Governor Yahaya Bello, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Abdullahi Bello, and other senior government officials visited the deceased’s residence in Abuja to sympathise with his family.
The officials offered their condolences to the family over the loss of the former governor.
Onogwu Muhammed, Special Adviser to the Governor of Kogi State on Public Relations and Chief Press Secretary to former Governor Yahaya Bello, disclosed the visit in a Facebook post on Sunday, accompanied by photographs of Ododo and Bello at the residence.
He wrote, “Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Ahmed Usman Ododo; former Governor Yahaya Bello, CON; Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Abdullahi Bello; and other top government officials have arrived at the Abuja residence of the late former Governor Ibrahim Idris, who passed away this afternoon.”
Idris served as governor of Kogi State from 2003 to 2012, first taking office in May 2003 and serving a second term after the 2007 election. He was succeeded by Idris Wada in January 2012.
The circumstances surrounding his death were not immediately clear.
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has mourned the former governor, describing him as a significant figure in the political history of Kogi State and the Peoples Democratic Party.
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