Former Nigerian Governor Passes Away

Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has died at the age of 77.

Idris reportedly passed away in the United Kingdom on Sunday, September 20, 2026. The circumstances surrounding his death had not been made public as of the time of filing the report.

Following his death, Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, former governor Yahaya Bello, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Abdullahi Bello and other government officials visited the deceased’s residence in Abuja to sympathise with his family.

Onogwu Muhammed, Special Adviser to Governor Ododo on Public Relations and Chief Press Secretary to Yahaya Bello, disclosed the visit in a Facebook post accompanied by photographs of the officials at the residence.

Ibrahim Idris governed Kogi State from 2003 to 2012. He first assumed office in May 2003 and secured a second term after the 2007 election.

He was succeeded by Idris Wada in January 2012.

The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has also mourned the former governor, describing him as an important figure in the political history of Kogi State and the Peoples Democratic Party.