The
Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa I, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to
seek re-election even as he urged him not to be distracted by the wave
of disturbances in parts of the country.
He assured the President that the spirit of the ancestors of the Benin kingdom would see him through.
The monarch’s message was delivered to
the President by his first son, Ambassador Eheneden Erediuwa, who was
accompanied to the Presidential Villa by the Chairman, Ocean Marine
Tankers Limited, Capt. Hosa Okunbo.
He said, “He (Erediauwa)also prays that
the opportunity will come for him to continue the good work he is doing
in Benin and other parts of the South-South for at least another term.
He told State House correspondents at the
end of his meeting with the President that his father decided to send
him on the errand because the monarch no longer travels due to old age.
The prince said, “I am here on a special
mission and having been an ambassador to many countries, I can say I am a
special envoy who is carrying a special message on behalf of my father
who sent me here to convey this message to Mr. President that we have
been following the things that have been happening in the country.
“My father is praying for Mr. President
in the Benin Kingdom. He is praying fervently for him to be able to
withstand the pressure. He sent me to let Mr. President know that the
spirits of the ancestors of the kingdom are with him and they will see
him through.
“He also pray that the opportunity will
come for him to continue the good work he is doing in Benin and other
parts of South-South for at least another term.
“That is the commitment we have in this
kind of special prayer coming from the Oba of Benin. He sent me as his
eldest son, so you can imagine the importance that my father attaches to
such a message.”
He said the monarch also requested that
Jonathan finds time to visit him in Benin so that he could offer him
fatherly advice that would help in nation building.
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