Oba of Benin, Ewuare I
By Our Reporter
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare ll, has condemned the clash between supporters of All Progressives Congress APC and the Peoples Democratic Party PDP which occurred last Saturday, at the gate of the palace.
The clash occurred shortly after the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki, some PDP governors and the leadership of the party, who came for the former flag-off of the governorship campaign, left the palace.
The Oba of Benin, in a statement issued and signed by the Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council, Frank Irabor, said the palace was surprised to hear later that there was a fracas outside the palace.
“The palace therefore wishes to reiterate and emphasise once more that the Benin Throne is not partisan and uses this medium to advise all political party members not to turn Edo State into a war zone because of governorship ambition,” the statement warned.
“the palace recalled the warm reception accorded the Oba by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state and Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state when the Oba paid a Thank-You visit to those states and the visit ended well.”
