Oba Shuns Airhiavbere AsPresident Visits

yesterday shunned the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) delegation which paid a courtesy
visit to him in his palace.

The Oba who normally receives visitors to his
palace personally yesterday asked the Iyase
of Benin, Chief Sam Igbe to receive the
delegation on his behalf while he stayed in his
inner chambers.

In his prayers, the Iyase said our son, the
president came on a courtesy visit and after
his visit, he should have a safe journey home.

The President was thereafter asked to
proceed alone to the inner chambers to see the
Oba while others, including the PDP Candidate,
Maj-Gen Charles Aihiavbere (rtd), were asked
to vacate the palace hall.

It will be recalled that the Oba had at various
times thrown his weight behind the
candidature of Governor Adams Oshiomhole
who was declared as the Benin candidate by
the palace.

The Esogban of Benin, Chief David Edebiri
while speaking on behalf of the Oba during a
visit of Governor Oshiomhole to the palace,
with the Oba in attendance had said: Adams
Oshiomhole is the Benin candidate.

He is the
one who wants Benin City to join other modern
cities in the country, so he is our candidate.

Some people said the palace is playing politics.
What is politics? The Oba himself is an
embodiment of politics.

If you have a house and you are old and your
children did not come to paint the house and
somebody from outside came and painted it
and decorate it for you. Will you leave that
person? Once again, we are voting for Adams
Oshiomhole.

As the Odionwere of Bini Kingdom, and I am
speaking on behalf of the Oba, you are going
to win. The Oracle has spoken. Anyone who
disputes it or fights against the oracle, then
let him fight on, we will wait and see the
result.

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