Yahaya Adoza Bello; born 18 June 1975, was a politician who served as the governor of Kogi State from 2016 to 2024. Bello was the youngest governor in Nigeria throughout his term in office. His political career began with a loss to Abubakar Audu in the APC gubernatorial primary in 2015. Audu won the election, but died on election day; Bello was selected to replace him as party nominee and was sworn in the following year.