Ondo State government has approved the selection of five new traditional rulers in Ondo State to fill the vacant stools in their communities.
The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, made this known to newsmen in Akure after the state Executive Council Meeting.
The government gave the names of new traditional rulers and Chiefs as approved by the council as Prince Gabriel Olaolu Olojido, the Eleti of Eti in Ifedore Local Government Area, Prince David Adeola Garba, the Onisosan of Sosan in Akoko South-East Local Government Area and Prince Olaleye Ebenezer Babatunde, the Oluboropa of Iboropa in Akoko North-East Local Government Area.
Others are: Prince Raphael Olaleye Ajibola Oluyede, the Alayede of Ayede-Ogbese in Akure North Local Government Area; and Prince Benson Ayodele Adebiyi, the new Elefifa of Efifa Ajowa Akoko in Akoko North-West Local Government Area.
The state government has also announced the suspension of all activities in the state forest reserves including free areas and flitches with immediate effect.
The government said it observed that some interested persons have turned the reserves into their private resources.
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