A former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has died at the age of 77.
Idris 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 top government officials visited the deceased’s residence in Abuja to condole with his family.
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 death of the former governor has elicited reactions from political leaders and stakeholders in Kogi State.
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, also mourned Idris, describing him as a significant figure in the political history of Kogi State and the Peoples Democratic Party.
