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The Supreme Court
on Monday has set March 1 as the date to entertain the main appeal
filed by the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Ado Ibrahim, against a judgment that
ordered his vacation of the stool in 1996.

The presiding
judge, Aloma Murthar, adjourned hearing on the appeal to enable all
parties with sundry motions to file and serve the relevant parties.

“We must create
time to deal with all pending motions before we commence hearing on the
main appeal. All these arguments will be sequentially done on March 1,”
the judge said.

Mr. Ibrahim had
approached the court to vacate a judgment delivered by the Ayangba High
Court on April 5, 2006 in Kogi State and upheld by the Appeal Court in
Abuja. The trial court had in that judgment ordered Mr. Ibrahim to stop
parading himself as the Ohinoyi or Attah of Ebiraland. The judgment
also ordered members of the Ebira Traditional Council to take steps to
appoint a new paramount ruler to replace Mohammed Sanni, who died in
1996.

Ahmodu Anivassa and six others had instituted the suit against Mr.
Ibrahim; the former military administrator of Kogi, Lassa Afariya; the
attorney-general of the state; and two others.