EXCLUSIVE: Eight Days After Bomb Explosion, Governor Yahaya Bello OfficialGYBKogi Fails To Visit Palace Of Kogi Monarch, Ohinoyi Of Ebiraland, Plots To Dethrone Traditional Ruler | Sahara Reporters
SaharaReporters earlier reported that rather, on 5th of January, 2023, the governor through the Ministry of Chieftaincy Affairs queried the monarch for refusing to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari to the state.
A government house source told SaharaReporters on Friday that the governor is yet to visit the monarch.“There is an ongoing plan to dethrone the king, seems oga is planning to become the next king so that he can stay relevant after his tenure. He is from Okene also,” the source said. According to the letter, the traditional ruler was accused of failing to come out and receive the President at the designated venue rightly approved by Governor Bello.
“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.
Ibrahim had earlier expressed his support for Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Kogi Central Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party amid threats from Governor Bello and the ruling APC.
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