Usman Ododo, the All Progressive Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the last year election has taken the oath of office.
Ododo won the November 11 election defeating Dino Melaye of the PDP and other candidates.
He has now been sworn in by the Chief Judge of the state during an elaborate ceremony on Saturday in Lokoja, the state’s capital.
Top politicians who attended the event include the Vice President Kashim Shettima; APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje and immediate past Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello among others.
The new governor took over from Yahaya Bello who has spent the maximum eight years in office as the state’s chief executive.
Governor Ododo ascension to power in the Confluence state as Kogi is widely known is historical in the sense that he succeeded Bello who belongs to the same party with him.
He was declared winner of the keenly contested election two months ago by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
His election is currently being challenged by other candidates who took part in the historic election.
