Gov Sule approves Justice Ubangari (rtd) as new Aren Eggon

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has approved the appointment of a former chief judge of the state, Justice Ahmed Ubangari (rtd) as the new Aren Eggon.

Engineer Sule gave the approval shortly after being presented with the report of the committee saddled with the responsibility of conducting the selection of the new Aren Eggon, at the Government House, on Friday.

The Governor emphasized that, the selection of the new Aren Eggon was carried out in line with the strict policy of transparency under his administration.

“Out of the 22 selectors, only 3 qualified for the selection namely the village heads of Wakama, Wulgo and Aribadu. In line with my strict policy of transparency, I refused to meet any of them and I have instructed all those seeking for this office, about 11 of them, to go and campaign among the three selectors.

“For the first time, they came in here (Government House) today after the election and I used the opportunity to confirm from them whether that is exactly the person they selected. In front of other traditional rulers, they confirmed that that is their selection.

“I asked them if they did that as a result of any kind of influence and they said no. Based on that, I agreed to go ahead and implement the report,” he stated.

Thereafter, Engineer Sule presented the selection of Justice Ahmad Ubangari (rtd) before traditional council of chiefs led by the Emir of Lafia, HRH Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad (rtd) for ratification.

The new Aren Eggon succeeds the late HRH Dr. Bala Abaine Angbazo who died in July 2022.