Dr Ado Ibrahim, the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, a paramount ruler in Kogi State, passed away in the early hours of Sunday after a brief illness. He was 95 years old.
Ibrahim was crowned the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in 1997 by the then-Governor of Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu.
He succeeded Alhaji Sanni Omolorim, who reigned from 1957 to 1997.
Ibrahim was born on February 7, 1929, and attended Western nursery and Quranic schools.
He completed his primary education in 1940 at the Native Authority (NA) primary school in Okene, Northern Region, present-day Kogi..
He began his secondary education at Ondo Boys High School and later moved to Oduduwa College, where he graduated in 1949.
In 1954, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and a master’s degree from Harvard Business School in 1959.
Ibrahim was a successful businessman before ascending the throne.
His remains will be buried today in Okene according to Islamic rites.
