By Correspondent in Lokoja.
Alhaji (Dr) Ado Ibrahim, the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland.
The Ohinoyi of Ebiraland,His Royal Majesty Dr. Ado Ibrahim clocked 93 years on Monday with various segments of the society felicitating with the royal father.
Our Correspondent gathered that the Ohinoyi, who was born on February, 7, 1929 in Okene into the family of the late Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Alhaji Ibrahim Attah,succeeded Alhaji Sanni Omolori of the blessed memory on June 2, 1997.
The highly respected traditional ruler is the Acting President, Kogi State Council of Chiefs.
In his congratulatory message, signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Mohammed,the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaha Bello described the Ohinoyi as “the highly Reverend, foremost First Class Royal Majesty and a gift of inestimable value to Ebiraland, Kogi State, and Nigeria at large”.
He said: “On behalf of my family and the good people of Kogi, I am extremely delighted to extend warm felicitations to Your Majesty on this landmark occasion of attaining the age of 93 in good health.
“Unarguably, Ebiraland has witnessed unprecedented peace, unity, and development under your reign over the past 25 years that you ascended the throne of your forebears as the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland.
“As you clock 93 years today, may the Almighty Allah grant you long life and more wisdom in good health to keep serving your people and even the nation at large.”
The governor added that His Majesty’s wealth of knowledge, wisdom and fatherly counsel had greatly helped him steer the ship of the state over the past six years of his administration.
Other citizens of Ebiraland in Lokoja, who spoke with our Correspondent on the joyous moment of their traditional ruler,thanked God for his life.
They prayed for his more long life, prosperity, enhanced wisdom, good health as well as much positive impact in the life of his subjects and others beyond the shores of Ebiraland.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.