{"id":108610,"date":"2024-01-27T20:46:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T19:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/usman-ahmed-ododo-sworn-in-as-kogi-state-governor"},"modified":"2024-01-27T23:07:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T22:07:17","slug":"usman-ahmed-ododo-sworn-in-as-kogi-state-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/usman-ahmed-ododo-sworn-in-as-kogi-state-governor","title":{"rendered":"Usman Ahmed Ododo Sworn in as Kogi State Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has taken the oath of office as the fifth democratically-elected Governor of Kogi State.<\/p>\n<p>Ododo was sworn in by the Kogi State Chief Judge, Justice Josiah Mejabi, at the Muhammadu Buhari Civic Centre in Lokoja, the State capital.<\/p>\n<p>He was administered the oath office at exactly 2:27pm after his Deputy, Elder Joel Salifu Oyibo, who had earlier taken his turn at 2:18 pm amid cheers from a mammoth crowd of personalities and well wishers.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kashim Shettima, representing President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, witnessed the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has taken the oath of office as the fifth democratically-elected Governor of Kogi State. Ododo was sworn in by the Kogi State Chief Judge, Justice Josiah Mejabi, at the Muhammadu Buhari Civic Centre in Lokoja, the State capital. 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