The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II has countered a claim by the Labour Party, LP, candidate for the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata.
Recall that the 2023 presidential candidate of LP, Peter Obi
and Akpata on Saturday paid a courtesy visit to the Oba’s palace shortly after
inaugurating the party’s campaign office ahead of the September 21 governorship
election.
During the visit, Akpata while seeking the support of the
traditional ruler, repeatedly referred to himself as a “son of the palace” in
both English and the local dialect.
However, according to a video clip making the rounds, the
Oba swiftly dismissed his assertion, stating that he had asked one of his
chiefs to verify Akpata’s claims, only to find that the candidate had no direct
or distant links to the Palace.
“You are an industrious son of the soil, but to say you are
a child of the Palace, I am not aware that any of my children is contesting or
is a politician. So I need to make that clarification for the sake of the
public and the fourth estate of the realm,” the Oba stated.
Reacting, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
Anthony Ehilebo, who posted the video on his official X handle on Sunday,
mocked the LP candidate.
He wrote, “Can you see how backing the wrong person can
bring you shame. If I were Peter na ground i would just enter”!
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