Former Kogi State Governor Ibrahim Idris has died at the age of 77.
Idris reportedly died on Sunday, September 20, 2026, in the United Kingdom.
Following the news of 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 Abuja residence to sympathise 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 accompanied by photographs of Ododo and Bello.
Idris governed Kogi State for two terms between 2003 and 2012. He was first elected governor in 2003 and returned for a second term in 2007, before handing over to Idris Wada in January 2012.
The former governor was also a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party and played a notable role in the political development of Kogi State.
The cause of his death had not been disclosed as of the time of filing this report.
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, has expressed her condolences to the family, describing Idris as an important figure in the political history of the state and the PDP.
