Usman Ahmed Ododo Sworn in as Kogi State Governor

Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has taken the oath of office as the fifth democratically-elected Governor of Kogi State.

Ododo took the oath of office at around 2:24 pm at in Lokoja on Saturday.

His inauguration came just minutes after Salifu Joel Oyibo took his oath of office as the deputy governor of Kogi State.

With his swearing in, Ododo becomes 5th Executive Governor of Kogi state.

The event had in attendance the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, the Ododo’s predecessor, Yahaya Bello, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje and other top members of the party.

Ododo was declared as the winner of the November 11, 2023 election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)