Ex-Kogi gov Ibrahim Idris dies in UK
A former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has died in the United Kingdom at the age of 77. He served as governor from 2003 to 2012. Read More: https://punchng.com/ex-kogi-gov-ibrahim-idris-dies-in-uk/
Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has passed away at the age of 77 in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2026. Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, along with other dignitaries including former Governor Yahaya Bello, Chief Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Commissioner Abdullahi Bello, and other top officials, visited Idris' residence in Abuja to express their condolences to his family.
The group was photographed at the residence by Onogwu Muhammed, Special Adviser on Public Relations to the Kogi State Governor and Chief Press Secretary to former Governor Yahaya Bello. Idris' political career spanned from 2003 to 2012, during which he served two terms as the state's governor. He was succeeded by Idris Wada in January 2012 following his resignation. The cause of Idris' death has not been officially disclosed at this time.
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