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Ekiti nullifies installation of Obanla of Ipao-Ekiti

The Ekiti State Government on Monday declared the installation of one Stephen Ajayi as the Obanla of Ipao-Ekiti on Ikole Local Government as illegal, null…

The Ekiti State Government on Monday declared the installation of one Stephen Ajayi as the Obanla of Ipao-Ekiti on Ikole Local Government as illegal, null and void.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Deputy Governor, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, said this during a meeting with the traditional Chiefs of Ipao-Ekiti in his office in Ado-Ekiti.

Egbeyemi said the purported installation was done contrary to the laws governing the nomination, selection and installation of Obas in the state. (NAN)