No fewer than seven aspirants are jostling to become the next Ohinoyi of Ebiraland.
According to The PUNCH, the seven aspirants jostling for the stool include a former deputy governor of Kogi State, Dr Philip Salawu; a former Clerk of the National Assembly, Ataba Omolori; and a retired military general, Yusuf Amuda.
Others are Momoh Shaibu, Prof. Ibrahim Onuwe Abdulmalik, Dr Ahmad Tijani Anaje and Mr Ahmed Momohjimoh.
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has met with the seven aspirants jostling to become the next Ohinoyi of Ebiraland.
Following a meeting with them on Saturday at the Government House, Lokoja, the Kogi governor promised to announce the next Ohinoyi this week.
“I will urge all contestants against making divisive statements and actions capable of disrupting the peace of the land,” Bello said.
The seven aspirants were selected by the kingmakers from an initial list of 75 candidates who applied to ascend the stool.
The Ohinoyi stool became vacant in October last year following the demise of 94-year-old Alhaji (Dr) Ado Ibrahim, who was the second Ohinoyi or the fourth independent traditional ruler of Ebiraland.
The last Ohinoyi ascended the throne on June 2, 1997, and passed away on October 29, 2023. Prior to becoming a monarch, he was an entrepreneur based in Lagos.
