Yahaya Bello Shuns Invitation To Attend Burial Of Late Ohinoyi Of Ebiraland Amidst Rift

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has allegedly failed to honour the invitation sent to him to attend the burial of the late Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Ado Ibrahim.

Naija News recalls that Ibrahim died peacefully in the early hours of Sunday, October 29, 2023, at the age of 94.

It was gathered that neither the governor nor any government official from the state were around at the burial of the late monarch, who was laid to rest in the late hours of Sunday in accordance with Islamic customs.

According to a source privy to the incident, the burial was delayed till around 8 p.m. as the community kept awaiting the arrival of the governor or representatives of the state government to grace the occasion.

The source told SaharaReporters that the governor’s absence sparked anger among residents, who blamed his absence at the burial on the strained relationship between him and the late monarch.

Recall that in 2022, Bello issued a query to the late monarch for not attending the inauguration of some projects in the state, some of which were in his domain when the former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, visited Kogi.

The source said, “So, many residents are angry that Yahaya Bello refused to attend the burial of the king who died yesterday.

“No government personnel even attended the burial, and the community had to delay the burial till around 8 p.m., hoping that the governor would attend or send representatives.”