The Kogi state government has queried Abdul Rahman Ado
Ibrahim, ohinoyi of Ebiraland, for his refusal to welcome President Muhammadu
Buhari during his visit to the state.
Buhari visited the state on December 29 to inaugurate some
completed projects.
In a query letter signed by Enimola Eniola, the state
director of chieftaincy affairs, the state government said the traditional
ruler’s refusal to receive Buhari is a deliberate action capable of bringing
Kogi state and Ebira land to “grave disrepute”.
It added that the monarch has shown disdain and disloyalty to the office of the governor.
“Specifically, you
were aware through many fora of the glorious visit of Mr. President and
Commander-in-Chief of Nigerian Armed Forces, His Excellency, President
Muhammadu Buhari to Okene on 29th December, 2022 to commission landmark projects
executed by our dear Governor, His Excellency, Alh. Yahaya Bello. In a flagrant
disregard to the persons and high offices of the President and the Governor,
you bluntly refused to come out and receive the President at the designated
venue rightly approved by the Executive Governor of the State,” the letter
reads.
“It might interest you to note that official courtesy
demands that when a personality of a President occupying the highest office in
the land is visiting or even passing through the State, the Governor and top
Public Officers including topmost Traditional Rulers are expected to receive
him as a mark of respect for him and the Office he occupies.
“It is on record that in time past, Topmost Traditional
Rulers including the President, Kogi State Council of Chiefs do receive the
Governor of the State on his return from critical missions undertaken on behalf
of the State. But, you have chosen to disdain the office of the Executive
Governor, and this time, you did it with effrontery before the number one
citizen of Nigeria.
“This action of yours is an act of insubordination and
disloyalty to the President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigerian Armed Forces,
the Executive Governor of Kogi State and the entire Ebira nation as a whole. It
portends grave danger to the Security of the State and laying bad precedence
for Traditional Institution of the State.”
The state government, therefore, has directed the
traditional ruler to forward a written explanation within 48 hours on why
disciplinary action should not be taken against him.
It added that oral explanations may also be required when a
panel is set up to study the case.
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