Usman Ododo has been sworn in as the governor of Kogi State after months of being declared winner of the election to take over from Yahaya Bello who has completed his second term in office.
Ododo took the oath of office at around 2:24 pm in Lokoja on Saturday.
His oat taking came just minutes after Salifu Joel Oyibo took his oath of office as the deputy governor of Kogi State.
By this, Usman Ododo becomes the 5th Executive Governor of Kogi state.
In attendance at the event are: the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Ododo’s predecessor, Yahaya Bello, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje and other top members of the party.
Usman Ododo pledged that under his leadership, Kogi State will become one of the sub national pilots for key drivers of the Federal Governments programmes in food security, poverty eradication, job creation, access to capital, inclusion of rule of law, the fight against corruption and overall economic growth which will have a local adaptation to the realities of Kogi State.
Rextun City Updates reported that Ododo was declared the winner of the November 11, 2023 election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
