The Egbiraland Traditional Council has kicked against the application of Prof. Angela Oregwu-Okatahi, the only female contestant to the stool of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland.
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.
He said:”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: Okengwe, Ihima, Eika, Eganyi and Adavi
“Adavi district is left out of the race, because that’s where the late Ohinoyi came from.”
The traditional council scribe, however, confirmed that the committee charged with the responsibility of screening the contestants had begun its work.
The Reporters reports that whoever emerges best suitable for the stool will replace replace late Alhaji Ado Ibrahim who died on Oct. 29 at 94.
According to him,the screening for the eligible persons is in line with Edit 97 (3), put in place by a former Military Governor of the state, Col. Bzigu Lassa Afakriya and the state government’s Chieftaincy Law of June 2006.
He said that a committee was set up a the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Barr. S.M Ozigi-Deedat.
Candidates billed for screening are : 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.
The full List of applicants and their respective local government areas.
Contestants facing screening committee area:Mall. Salami Audu Jibril – Okene
Yusuf Abubakar Amuda – Okene
Alhaji Dr. Amin Abubakar Obaje – Okene.
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
Alhaji Umar Muhammed Mudashiru – Okehi.
HRH Alhaji. Dr. Ahmed Tijani Muhammed Anaje – Okene
M. A Sani Omolori – Okene
Alhaji Alkahi Abdulrahaman Bello – Okehi.
Yusuf Maishadu Adavuchi – Okehi.
Suleiman Godwin Ogirima – Okehi.
Ahmed Ayimi Momohjimoh – Ajaokuta.
Mall. Ismaila F. Sule – Ajaokuta.
Abdullahi Jabar Ametuo – Okehi
Abdulmalik Salawu (Amas) – Okene.
Hon. Hussein Yusuf – Okene.
Alhaji Lasisi Sule Oseyiza Ogu – Ajaokuta.
Dr. Abdulrahaman Musa Ovavu Adeiza – Okehi.
AliAdo 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.
Alhaji 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.
Alhaji 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.
Alhaji Abdullahi Isah Ogu – Okene.
Mall. Sule Buhari Omeiza – Okene.
A.Y Abdulwahab – Okene.
Engr. Prof. Ibrahim Onuwe Abdulmalik – Okehi.
Tahir Adam Abdullahi – Okehi.
Muhammed Bashiru Yakubu – Okehi.
NAN/The Reporters.
