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Oba of Benin Suspends Aides for Pledging Allegiance to Ooni

POSTED ON April 28, 2024 •   Politics      BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara •   VIEWS 164
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare Il, Oba of Benin l Credit: thecapital l Source: thecapital.ng

The age-old claims of superiority between Benin and Ile-Ife took an unexpected turn as the Benin Palace suspended certain traditional functionaries for their "sacrilegious display of dishonor and falsehood against the Benin Custom on Saturday.

The men had been recorded on video during a recent visit to the palace of the Ooni, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, declaring themselves subjects of the Ooni and appearing to suggest the superiority of the Ooni stool.

This, however, did not go down well with the Benin Palace, which accused the men of rendering an “inaccurate and disjointed account of the connection between the Benin Royal Dynasty and the Ooni-ship of Ife.

Suspended, according to a public announcement on behalf of the Benin Traditional Council (BTC) by the Iyase (Prime Minister) of Benin Kingdom, Chief Sam Igbe were Johnbull Igbinosun, Iduhonre (Ihogbe), S.E. Aigbiremwen, Efesieoghoba (Ogbelaka) and two other Ogbelaka functionaries identified as Ogbeide Osagie and Osamudiame Edo.

Igbe said: “The attention of the Benin Traditional Council (BTC) has been drawn to video clips circulating on social media in which a group of self-serving traditional functionaries from Benin engaged themselves in a sacrilegious show of shame and falsehood against the Benin Custom.

“In the said clip, the individuals who have been identified as Johnbull Igbinosun, Iduhonre (Ihogbe), S.E. Aigbiremwen, Efesieoghoba (Ogbelaka) and two other Ogbelaka functionaries identified as Ogbeide Osagie and Osamudiame Edo were in 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 II, Oba of Benin.

“These individuals not only declared themselves subjects of the Ooni, but also rendered inaccurate and disjointed accounts of the connection between the Benin Royal Dynasty and the Ooni-ship of Ife.

“While the BTC does not wish to be drawn to restating the well-known connection between the two thrones of the Oba of Benin and the Ooni of Ife, the general public is urged to disregard the inaccurate accounts rendered by the ill-bred individuals named above.

“For the avoidance of any doubt whatsoever, the BTC advises the general public to avail themselves of the official account of the connection between the two ancient monarchies as contained in the authoritative book titled “I Remain, Sir, Your Obedient Servant” authored by His Royal Majesty, Oba Erediauwa, Oba of Benin (1979 — 2016), published by Spectrum Books/Safari Books, 2004 at pages 205-212.

“The BTC considers the conduct of these functionaries as inappropriate, sacrilegious, and calculated to ridicule traditional history and to bring disrepute to Benin custom.

“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 Custom, the BTC hereby announces the suspension of the individuals mentioned above from their role as Benin traditional functionaries.

“The general public is advised to refrain from having anything to do with them as traditional functionaries in Benin kingdom throughout their suspension.”

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