About 71 prominent sons and s daughter of Ebiraland have indicated interest in the Royal stool of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Kogi State, in what is described as the most loaded field ever witnessed in the annals of succession to the throne.
The stool became vacant following the passing of the revered and flamboyant Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr AbdulRahaman Ado Ibrahim, on October 29, 2023.
The Kogi State Government had, on December 11, 2023, announced the commencement of the succession plan with fanfare.
The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Deedat Ozigi, constituted and inaugurated the committee of king makers to commence the work of selection.
The committee was empowered to commence receiving and scrutinising application letters between December 11 and 15, 2023, from interested and eligible sons of Ebiraland as prescribed by the law of the succession of the throne.
A week after the official declaration, the secretary of the Ebira Traditional Council, Alhaji Yunusa Sule, said 71 sons and a daughter of the land had filed applications to contest the vacant stool.
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