President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has
commiserated with the government and people of Edo State over the call to glory
of the Oba of Benin, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Erediauwa, as he said
"we have lost a People's monarch."
In a statement by the Special Adviser, Media & Publicity
to the President of the Senate, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki described the late Oba
as a just, fair-minded, courageous, benevolent and a people's monarch who lived
his entire life in the service of his people as a prince and king while also
serving the nation as a bureaucrat and diplomat of high repute.
The Senate President who received the news of Oba Erediauwa's
transition with great shock said, "a glorious chapter in the annals of the
Benin Kingdom has just come to a close. My grief stricken heart however goes
out to the immediate family of the Oba, the Benin Traditional Council, the
people and Government of Edo State, over the glorious but yet sad exit of the
Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Erediauwa - our highly revered King.
"He was a fearless and pious monarch - attributes that
distinguished him among other monarchs in the country. As we mourn the
departure of our highly revered and benevolent patriarch, I can only enjoin his
immediate family and the people of Edo State to take solace in the long,
peaceful, enigmatic life of the departed which was full of exemplary service to
his subjects and the entire country," he said.
He prayed that Almighty God will grant Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku
Akpolokpolo, Oba Erediauwa of Benin eternal welcome and bliss in the midst of
his ancestors and make his successor-designate a greater king and worthy
successor who will positively advance the commendable legacies of progress and
development exemplified by Oba Erediauwa.
The Senate President said, the country will surely miss the
late Oba of Benin Kingdom because he was an embodiment of peace, culture and
traditions of the Benin Kingdom in particular, Edo State and Nigeria in general
throughout the time of his reign.
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