Seven things to know about Late Ohinoyi of Ebiraland
The paramount ruler of Ebiraland and vice chairman of Kogi State Traditional Council, His Royal Majesty Alhaji (Dr) Ado Ibrahim passed away on Sunday morning.
The paramount ruler of Ebiraland was said to have died in the early hours of Sunday at the age of 95.
Here are seven things to know about the late Ohinoyi of Ebiraland Dr. Ado Ibrahim:
1.AdbulRahman Ado Ibrahim’s journey in life began on February 7, 1929.He was the son of the second Attah (now “Ohinoyi”) of Ebiraland, Ibrahim Onoruoiza, from the Omadivi Family, who reigned from 1917 to 1954.
2. Abdulrahman Ado Ibrahim was the fourth traditional ruler and the late Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, a traditional state with its headquarters in Okene, Kogi State, situated in the Middle Belt of Nigeria.
3. His educational path encompassed a fusion of Western and Quranic teachings.
4. He commenced his primary education in 1940 at the Native Authority (NA) primary school in Okene, Northern Region (now Kogi State).
5. Subsequently, he pursued his secondary education at Ondo Boys High School before transferring to Oduduwa College, where he graduated in 1949. In 1954, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the London School of Economics, followed by a master’s degree from Harvard Business School in 1959.
6. Following the demise of Ohinoyi Sanni Omolori of the Oziada clan in 1997, Abdulrahman Ado Ibrahim, a Lagos-based entrepreneur and son of the second paramount ruler of Ebiraland, ascended to the Okene throne as the second Ohinoyi or the fourth independent traditional ruler of Ebiraland on June 2, 1997.
6. An exceptional achievement during his reign was the construction of the Azad Palace, named in honor of one of his sons, widely acclaimed as one of the most stunning palaces in West Africa.
7. One of Ibrahim’s children, Prince Malik Ado-Ibrahim, emerged as the presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) as of January 7, 2023, signaling a remarkable extension of his family’s influence in Nigerian politics.
