The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has suspended six functionaries for allegedly offered themselves because the palace’s emissaries earlier than the Ooni of Ife in a perform.
DAILY POST stories {that a} assertion signed by Chief Sam Igbe, Iyase of Benin kingdom and made obtainable to newsmen in Benin Metropolis named the suspended palace functionaries as
Johnbull Igbinosun, Iduhonre (Ihogbe), S.E. Aigbiremwen, Efesieoghoba (Ogbelaka).
Sam Igbe, who signed the assertion on behalf of the Benin Conventional Council, BTC, additionally listed Ogbeide Osagie and Osamudiame Edo among the many suspended functionaries.
He stated they had been suspended for allegedly participating themselves in a sacrilegious present of disgrace and falsehood in opposition to the Benin Customized.
In keeping with him, these people not solely declared themselves topics of the Ooni, but additionally rendered an inaccurate and disjointed account of the connection between the Benin Royal Dynasty and the Ooni-ship of Ife.
He defined that the offence of the suspended functionaries was contained in video clips circulating on social media.
He famous that the palace thought of the conduct of the functionaries as inappropriate, sacrilegious and calculated to ridicule conventional historical past, and to carry disrepute to Benin customized.
He, nonetheless, suggested most people to chorus from having something to do with the suspended functionaries as conventional functionaries in Benin kingdom all through their suspension.
He additionally urged most people to ignore the wrong accounts rendered by the ill-bred people named above.
The assertion learn:
The eye of the Benin Conventional Council (BTC) has been drawn to video clips circulating on social media by which a gaggle of self-serving conventional functionaries from Benin engaged themselves in a sacrilegious present of disgrace and falsehood in opposition to the Benin Customized.
Within the stated clip, the people who’ve been recognized as Johnbull Igbinosun, Iduhonre (Ihogbe), S.E. Aigbiremwen, Efesieoghoba (Ogbelaka) and two different Ogbelaka functionaries recognized as Ogbeide Osagie and Osamudiame Edo had been within the presence of the Ooni of Ife, falsely claiming to be emissaries of the Omo N’ObaN’ Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare Il, Oba of Benin.
These people not solely declared themselves topics of the Ooni, but additionally rendered inaccurate and disjointed account of the connection between the Benin Royal Dynasty and the Ooni-ship of Ife.
Whereas the BTC doesn’t want to be drawn to restating the well-known connection between the 2 thrones of the Oba of Benin and the Ooni of Ife, most people is urged to ignore the wrong accounts rendered by the ill-bred people named above.
For the avoidance of any doubt by any means, the BTC advise most people to avail themselves of the official account of the connection between the 2 historical monarchies as contained within the authoritative e book titled “I Stay, Sir, Your Obedient Servant” authored by His Royal Majesty, Oba Erediauwa, Oba of Benin (1979 — 2016), printed by Spectrum Books/Safari Books, 2004 at pages 205-212.
The BTC considers the conduct of those functionaries as inappropriate, sacrilegious and calculated to ridicule conventional historical past, and to carry disrepute to Benin customized.
Consequently, on the authority of the Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare Il, Oba of Benin the Prescribed Authority over Benin Customized, the BTC hereby announce the suspension of the people talked about above from their function as Benin conventional functionaries.
Most of the people is suggested to chorus from having something to do with them as conventional functionaries in Benin Kingdom all through their suspension.
