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The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has presented a royal day acquisition to Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo State.
This is contained successful a connection by Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov Okpebholo, connected Tuesday successful Benin.
According to Itua, the acquisition presumption took spot at the Governor’s Office by the Oba’s eldest daughter, Princess (Mrs) Iku Aimiuwu Ewuare.
The Oba’s girl was accompanied by Mr Frank Irabor, Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council.
According to Irabor, “Your Excellency, we are present connected the acquisition of His Majesty, the large Oba of Benin Kingdom, to contiguous to you a royal gift.
“The eldest kid of His Royal Majesty, Princess (Mrs) Iku Aimiuwu Ewuare, is present to bash the presentation.
“She has been directed by the Omo N’Oba to manus implicit the royal acquisition arsenic a contiguous for your day that was precocious celebrated. That is the main crushed wherefore we are present arsenic Omo N’Oba sent us.”
Princess Aimiuwu, presenting the gift, extended her father’s blessings and day wishes.
“I americium pleased to beryllium present connected behalf of my begetter arsenic already mentioned to contiguous to you a fantastic acquisition to observe your birthday. Happy day again. Long beingness and prosperity to you,” she said.
Responding to the royal delegation, Okpebholo described the infinitesimal arsenic profoundly humbling and reaffirmed his committedness to the throne and the improvement of Edo.
He said: “Well, I americium abbreviated of words arsenic my father, the Oba of Benin, is sending maine a gift. Well, I americium truthful delighted and precise honoured.
” According to an adage successful my community, if you lavation your hands well, you tin devour with the elders. That is what I americium seeing today. For this recognition, I volition not instrumentality it for granted.
“Tell the Oba, we are his children and we are committed to him and to the improvement of the state, and that his prayers are working.
“We volition not accidental what we bash not know. What we cognize is what we volition say, and what we spot is what we volition say.
“Tell him that his prayers for america and the radical of Edo State are working. Thank you precise much,” helium said.
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