Ex- Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has reportedly died on Sunday, September 20, 2026, in the United Kingdom at the age of 77.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Special Adviser to the Governor of Kogi State on Public Relations and Chief Press Secretary to former Governor Yahaya Bello, Onogwu Muhammed, disclosed that top government officials, including the present Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo; former Governor Yahaya Bello; Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Abdullahi Bello, have arrived at the Abuja residence of the late former Governor to condole with his family.
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.”
Similarly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senator representing Kogi Central, has mourned the former governor, describing him as a significant figure in the political history of Kogi State and the Peoples Democratic Party.
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″.
