Gov. Bello appoints INEC director Opaluwa new Attah of Igala

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Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello has approved the appointment of Mathew Alhaji Opaluwa as the new Attah of Igala.

He was, until his appointment, a deputy director at INEC, where he worked for over 30 years.

The appointment was confirmed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mohammed Onogwu, via a statement on Monday in Lokoja.

Onogwu said the appointment followed by Opaluwa’s nomination by the kingmakers and a committee set up by the state government.

He added that the governor and his cabinet members gave the approval at the sixth executive council meeting held on Monday.

The appointment follows the demise of the late Attah of Igala, Michael Oboni, who died in an Abuja hospital on Aug. 27, 2020, after seven years on the throne.

Opaluwa was appointed following his nomination from his lineage, Aju-Ameh Achor Ruling House, in line with the law, culture and tradition supervised by the Igala Area Traditional Council.

His nomination follows a long process in which a choice had to be made between him and his siblings (Prince Samuel, the oldest male and Prince Ocholi, the youngest male).

The Attah-designate was born into the late Opaluwa Oguche Akpa family and is the ninth of 16 surviving children.