Ohinoyi Stool: Committee Begins Screening Of 70 Candidates, Says Council Secretary
No fewer than 70 candidates jostling for the stool of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Kogi are being screened by a committee to replace late Alhaji Ado Ibrahim who died on Oct. 29.
The late Ohinoyi died at the age of 94.
Alhaji Yunusa Sule, Secretary of Ebiraland Traditional Council, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Okene on Monday.
“The number would have been 71 but the 71st person is a female Professor, Angela Oregwu-Okatahi, who by our tradition, is not eligible to contest for the stool.”
“,The 70 eligible contestants are from four of the five eligible districts in Kogi: Okewe, Ohema, Erika, Aganiye and Adavi.
*Adavi district is left out of the race because that’s where the late Ohinoyi came from.
The secretary further said that the screening for the eligible persons was in line with Edit 97 (3) put in place by a former Military Governor of the state, Col. B.L. Ofakeriya and the state government’s Chieftaincy Law of June 2006.
He said that a committee saddled with the responsibility of screening the contestants was set up a the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy affairs, Barr. Salami Ozigi.
Those in the contest include : former Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Muhammed Ataba Omolori, and former deputy governor of Kogi, Chief Philip Salawu, Ohi of Okengwe, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Dr. Ahmed Tijani Muhammed Anaje and host of others.
Full List of applicants and their respective local government areas.
- Mall. Salami Audu Jibril – Okene
- Yusuf Abubakar Amuda – Okene
- Alh. Dr. Amin Abubakar Obaje – Okene
- Mall. Ibrahim Ahi Ondeku – Adavi
- Shehu Ahmed A. Ivaju – Okene
- Ibrahim Hakeem A. Omuya – Okene
- Mall. Abdullahi Abdulfatai Badogu – Okene
- Muhammed Yunusa – Adavi
- Engr. Jibrin Ibrahim – Okene
- Prince Haruna A. Yusuf – Okene
- Mr. Sadiq Ozovehe Umar – Ajaokuta
- Barr. Momohsanni Shaibu – Okene
- Hon. Sidiq Abdulrahaman Osomose – Okene
- Alh. Siyaka Ayihi Odoba – Okene
- Ohida Wahab Ohiku – Okene
- Dr. Philip Omeiza Salawu – Okehi
- Ibrahim Jibril Adavize – Okehi
- Alh. Umar Muhammed Mudashiru – Okehi
- HRH Alh. Dr. Ahmed Tijani Muhammed Anaje – Okene
- M. A Sani Omolori – Okene
- Alh. Alkahi Abdulrahaman Bello – Okehi
- Yusuf Maishadu Adavuchi – Okehi
- Suleiman Godwin Ogirima – Okehi
- Ahmed Ayimi Momohjimoh – Ajaokuta
- Mall. Ismaila F. Sule – Ajaokuta
- Dr. Anabe Aliu Tijani – Adavi
- Isezuo Edward Jatto – Adavi
- Abdullahi Jabar Ametuo – Okehi
- Abdulmalik Salawu (Amas) – Okene
- Hon. Hussein Yusuf – Okene
- Alh. Lasisi Sule Oseyiza Ogu – Ajaokuta
- Dr. Abdulrahaman Musa Ovavu Adeiza – Okehi
- All Ado Adams – Okene
- Engr. Abubakar Yakubu Mosuwa – Okehi
- Salihu Yunusa – Okene
- Ohioze Itopa Salami – Okehi
- Abanika Taiye Haruna Ohiani – Okehi
- Isa Abdullahi Obaro – Okene
- Hassan Salawu Odoba – Okene
- Alh. Muktar O. Isa Sani – Okene
- Abdullahi Enebere Jimoh Adaaja – Okehi
- Mall. Yakubu Jimoh – Okene
- Engr. Mohammed Okatahi Ibrahim – Okehi
- Mall. Abdulrahaam Suberu – Okene
- Abbas Muhammed Sani Omolori – Okene
- Mr. Ohiare Itopa Salami – Adavi
- Momohjimoh Bello – Ajaokuta
- Tijani Sani Omolori – Okene
- Ohida Abdulmaliq Haruna – Okene
- Babatunde Unwaha – Ajaokuta
- Muktar Muhammed – Okene
- Shaibu Raimi – Okene
- M. M. Salami – Okene
- Abdulrahim Adinoyi – Okehi
- Abdulmalik Abdulrazak Onuku – Ajaokuta
- Saaki Muhammed Sani – Okene
- Omonanyi Adams – Okene
- Alh. Ahmed Adams – Okene
- Ilyasu Yusuf Badoko – Okene
- Engr. Audu Okikiri Edward – Okene
- Zubair Adinoyi Ilyasu – Okene
- Ahmed O. Usman – Okehi
- Mr. Lawal Babameigida Abu – Okehi
- Dr. Banny Adeku Ojiah – Okene
- Alh. Abdullahi Isah Ogu – Okene
- Mall. Sule Buhari Omeiza – Okene
- AY Abdulwahab – Okene
- Engr. Prof. Ibrahim Onuwe Abdulmalik – Okehi
- Tahir Adam Abdullahi – Okehi
- Muhammed Bashiru Yakubu – Okehi