The new governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, was sworn in on Friday.

He took the oath of office at Sani Kontagora Memorial Stadium, Minna.

The state’s Chief Judge, Justice Fati Abubakar, who incidentally is the mother in-law to the new governor administer the oath of office on him and his deputy.

His father in-law, General Abdulsalam Abubakar was in Abuja to witness the swearing-in ceremony of President Mohammadu Buhari.