The Benin Traditional Council (BTC) has hinted on recent happening with the health status of the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Erediauwa, CFR.
The Secretary of the Benin Traditional Council, Frank Irabor, in a statement issued on Tuesday said the Oba of Benin is indisposed and would not be available for public engagements until further notice.
“It is hereby announced for the information of the general public that in the Palace parlance, ‘Uhunmwun ve Ekpen vb’ Ato’ meaning the Leopard is ill in the Savannah bush. The explanation is that Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Erediauwa, CFR, Oba of Benin is indisposed. Public engagements including courtesy visits, hearing of complaints from individuals, families and communities, and in particular, complaints over inheritance and land disputes are therefore suspended until further notice,” the statement read,
Meanwhile, few days ago, the Oba of Benin through his son and a chief in the Benin Kingdom, Ada Erediuwa, who led a delegation of princes and chiefs of the Benin Kingdom on a visit to a former minister of information and elder statesman Edwin Clark, assured Nigerians that Jonathan will win the poll.
Recall that four weeks ago, there was speculation that the Oba of Benin, his Royal Majesty, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa, has passed on but the traditional council denied the report.
