The Senate on Wednesday eulogized the late Oba of Benin, Omo N’oba N’edo Uku Akpolokpolo.
This followed a motion by Senator Matthew Urhoghide (Edo south) and two other Senators from Edo State.
Senator Urhoghide urged the Senate to note with grief, the death of
His Royal Majesty, Omo N’oba N’edo Uku Akpolokpolo, the Oba of Benin, as
announced by the Iyase of Benin Kingdom, Chief Sam Igbe, on April 29.
He said that Oba Erediauwa reigned for 37 years.
He observed that upon ascending the throne, Oba Erediauwa quickly
established himself as a wise manager of human affairs in the huge Benin
Kingdom and his astuteness earned him respect and admiration of
virtually every segment of his vast domain and beyond.
The lawmaker noted that the greatest characteristics of the late Oba
were the friendship he cultivated across religion, ethnic and tribal
divide throughout his reign.
The period of the late Oba, he said, witnessed phenomenal changes in
the economic, socio-political and educational infrastructure of the
Benin Kingdom
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