Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has installed and presented the staff of office to the new Aren Eggon Justice Ahmed Ubangari Alaku (Rtd) after forty-five years.
The ceremony was done during the official installation and Presentation of Staff of office in Nassarawa Eggon LGA of the state.
Speaking after the presentation of the office staff, Gov. Abdullahi Sule urged the new Aren Eggon to discharge his duties with justice, fear of God and without fear or favour in the interest of peace and unity of the Eggon Nation and the state at large.
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“We are all gathered here to witness the formal installation and presentation of the Staff of Office to Hon. Justice Ahmed Ubangari Alaku 1, the Aren Eggon.
“As you are aware, traditional rulers remain indispensable partners in governance and community development.
“They serve as custodians of our cultural heritage, promoters of peace and unity as well as mediators in the conflict resolution,” he said.
Gov. Sule said that the appointment of Ubangari-Alaku, to succeed the late Aren Eggon, Dr Bala Abaine Angbazo, was not only in the signal of kingship.
“But his ability to unite the people has given hope to the Eggon Nation for a better living.”
The Governor expressed confidence that under the guidance of Ubangari, peace and progress would continue to thrive in Eggon Nation.
He called on the new Aren Eggon to use his position to stabilise and ensure that democratic processes are respected ahead of the June 20 Nasarawa North by-election.
In his acceptance speech, the Aren Eggon, Justice Ahmed Ubangari Alaku (Rtd) appreciated Gov. Sule for approving his selection as the new Aren Eggon.
Ubangari Alaku, the former Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, also appreciated the Governor for presenting him with the staff of office.
The Aren Eggon promised to rule his people with justice, fear of God and without fear or favour in the interest of peace.
He solicited the support of Eggon stakeholders, sons and daughters and other people to enable him to succeed.
“I therefore, call upon all sons and daughters of Eggon land to join hands in building a stronger, more prosperous and more united Eggon Nation, a peaceful Nasarawa State and the country at large.
“Let us embrace dialogue over division, cooperation over conflict and service over self-interest,” he said.
Voice of Nigeria reports that Ubangari Alaku ascended to the revered stool of Aren Eggon, the paramount traditional ruler of the Eggon people, on May 5th, 2023.
It would also be reported that the last such ceremony was in 1983, when the immediate past paramount traditional ruler, HRH Bala Abaine Angbazo, JP, MFR, received the Staff of Office from the then Governor of old Plateau State, Chief Solomon Daushep Lar.
The late Aren Eggon, Dr Bala Abaine Angbazo, died on 12th July, 2022, and on 5th May, 2023, Gov. Abdullahi Sule approved the selection of Justice Ahmed Ubangari Alaku (Rtd) as the new Aren Eggon. The colourful and well-attended occasion featured different displays of traditional and cultural dancers.
