Early lifeProfile record
Born
Ahmed Usman Ododo was born on 1 Jan 1978.
Current office
Ahmed Usman Ododo
Governor of Kogi State
This term: 27 Jan 2024–present
THE PERSON- State
- Kogi
- Country
- Nigeria
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Accountant and politician serving as Governor of Kogi State since 2024. Previously served as Auditor-General for Local Governments in Kogi State.
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1978
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2023 Governorship election
All Progressives Congress · Kogi
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 446,237
- Recorded winner
- Ahmed Usman Ododo
INEC declared Ahmed Usman Ododo (APC) winner of the Kogi State governorship election held on 11 November 2023; he polled 446,237 votes to defeat Murtala Ajaka (SDP, 259,052) and Dino Melaye (PDP, 46,362). INEC's off-cycle elections workbook records the Kogi State Governorship election as concluded.
2024
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Governor of the Year Award (Agriculture) 2024
Awarded in recognition of the Kogi State administration's strides in agriculture and food security; presented at a ceremony in Abuja and received on the Governor's behalf by the Honourable Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo.
- Awarded by
- Independent Newspapers Limited (publishers of Daily Independent Newspaper)
- Category
- Agriculture
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ElectedProfile record
Governor
Kogi
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- APC
- Term
- Kogi Governorship Cycle 2023-2027
Accountability recordAllegation recorded
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Alleged obstruction of EFCC arrest of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello (April & September 2024)
EFCC officials and multiple independent press reports allege that Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo twice helped former Governor Yahaya Bello evade arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which sought Bello over alleged N80.2 billion money laundering and breach of trust. On 17 April 2024, after EFCC operatives laid siege to Bello's Abuja residence, Bello reportedly slipped away in Ododo's convoy. On 18 September 2024, Bello appeared at EFCC…
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EFCC officials and multiple independent press reports allege that Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo twice helped former Governor Yahaya Bello evade arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which sought Bello over alleged N80.2 billion money laundering and breach of trust. On 17 April 2024, after EFCC operatives laid siege to Bello's Abuja residence, Bello reportedly slipped away in Ododo's convoy. On 18 September 2024, Bello appeared at EFCC headquarters in company with Ododo but left without being taken into custody; that night EFCC operatives surrounded the Kogi State Government Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, and after a confrontation Bello again reportedly escaped in Ododo's convoy. No formal charge has been filed against Ododo as of retrieval; the allegation is disputed by the Kogi State Government.
- Role in this matter
- Accused
- Record type
- Other
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2025
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDLegislation & decisionsReviewed record
Kogi State 2026 Appropriation Bill
Governor-initiated executive bill appropriating funds for Kogi State's 2026 fiscal year, tagged 'Budget of Shared Prosperity: Driving Sustainable Growth For All'. Presented by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to the Kogi State House of Assembly in Lokoja on 2 December 2025 at a proposed outlay of N820,490,584,443 (N453,042,501,760 capital and N367,448,083,683 recurrent expenditure; a 35.7% increase over the 2025 budget of N604,528,992,718). Passed by the Assembly and signed into…
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Governor-initiated executive bill appropriating funds for Kogi State's 2026 fiscal year, tagged 'Budget of Shared Prosperity: Driving Sustainable Growth For All'. Presented by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to the Kogi State House of Assembly in Lokoja on 2 December 2025 at a proposed outlay of N820,490,584,443 (N453,042,501,760 capital and N367,448,083,683 recurrent expenditure; a 35.7% increase over the 2025 budget of N604,528,992,718). Passed by the Assembly and signed into law by Ododo on 31 December 2025 in Okene as the Kogi State Appropriation Law, 2026 (one of six laws assented to that day).
- Role
- Sponsor
- Stage recorded
- Signed into law
- Chamber
- State assembly
- Stage date
- 31 Dec 2025
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KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Ahmadu Bello University
Bachelor's degree in Accounting · Accounting
- Location
- Zaria
- Institution
- University
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Party membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Ododo is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC): he contested and won the 11 November 2023 Kogi State governorship election as the APC candidate and has governed as an APC governor since 27 January 2024, revalidating his APC membership during the party's December 2025 e-registration exercise.
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Working lifeReviewed record
Auditor-General for Local Governments
Kogi State Government
- Industry
- Government
- Employment
- Employee
Career in public-sector accounting, auditing and financial management with a focus on local government administration in Kogi State. Appointed Auditor-General for Local Governments by Governor Yahaya Bello, he oversaw the financial audit and management of local government councils in the state, and was still serving in that role when Bello endorsed him for the APC governorship…
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Career in public-sector accounting, auditing and financial management with a focus on local government administration in Kogi State. Appointed Auditor-General for Local Governments by Governor Yahaya Bello, he oversaw the financial audit and management of local government councils in the state, and was still serving in that role when Bello endorsed him for the APC governorship primary in April 2023, ahead of his election as governor in November 2023.
Public family connectionReviewed record
Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo
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- A family relationship alone does not establish influence or wrongdoing
First Lady of Kogi State; wife of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo. Spelling variants appear in some sources: 'Sefiyah' (thecityceleb.com, gistreel.com) and 'Sefiya' (Facebook page title); official Kogi State Government, Tribune and Vanguard use 'Sefinat'.
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The Kogi State purse
As Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo presides over Kogi State's public finances.
Kogi State's approved budget for 2026 is ₦820,490,585,443 (about ₦820.5B).
Kogi State budget 2026Kogi State received ₦117,250,082,391 (about ₦117.3B) in FAAC federal allocations between January and July 2026.
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