Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has died at the age of 77.
Idris reportedly died in the United Kingdom last week, although the circumstances surrounding his death have not been disclosed.
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 his residence in Abuja to condole with his family.
The visit was disclosed by Onogwu Muhammed, Special Adviser to Governor Ododo on Public Relations and Chief Press Secretary to former Governor Bello, in a Facebook post.
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.”
Idris became Kogi governor in May 2003 and won a second term in the 2007 election. He left office in 2012 and was succeeded by Idris Wada.
The former governor was also remembered by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who described him as a significant figure in Kogi State’s political history and the Peoples Democratic Party.
