Kogi Paramount Ruler, AbdulRahman Ado Ibrahim Passes On At 94

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the paramount ruler of Ebiraland, the Ohinoyi, Dr. AbdulRahman Ado Ibrahim, has died at the age of 94.

Dr. Ado Ibrahim, born on February 7, 1929, was the fourth traditional ruler and the current Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, a traditional state headquartered in Okene, Kogi State.

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He passed away peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, October 29, 2023, at 94 years.

Abdulrahman Ado Ibrahim (born February 7, 1929 – October 29, 2023) 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. He was the son of the second Attah (now “Ohinoyi”) of Ebiraland, Ibrahim Onoruoiza, from the Omadivi Family, who reigned from 1917 to 1954.

The educational path of the late paramount ruler encompassed a fusion of Western and Quranic teachings.

He enrolled at the Native Authority (NA) primary school in Okene, Northern Region (now Kogi State) for his primary education in 1940.

Governor Yahaya Bello and the Late Paramount Ruler at a function

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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