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KO · North Central · Capital: Lokoja

Kogi

Ahmed Usman Ododo
APC · in office since 2024 · born Okene, 1976
Education: Kogi State University
Career: Former Auditor-General Kogi LGAs.
Budget (recorded)
₦261B
Total Debt
₦149B
Active Projects
87
Transparency
38/100

📰 Kogi in the news

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⚡ Key challenges on record

  • Disputed 2023 election; PDP and SDP filed petitions · 2024
  • Allegations re: Yahaya Bello-era ₦80B EFCC probe and influence · 2024
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🏗️ Projects in Kogi

87 tracked projects — completed, ongoing and abandoned.

Progress since taking office

  • Continuation of Confluence University projects
  • Reactivation of stalled Lokoja road expansion

Controversies & allegations

Court cases on record

No active criminal/civil cases on the public record.

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