₦airaland Forum

THE Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom, Prince
Ehenede Erediauwa and traditional chiefs from
the palace of the Oba of Benin, led by the Iyase
(Prime Minister) of Benin Kingdom, Chief Sam
Igbe, yesterday declared that the Oba of Benin
has not endorsed candidates for elections,
contrary to the earlier claim that the Oba had
endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-
election bid through the Crown Prince sometime
last year.
While
reacting to recent comments of endorsement of
presidential candidates by some top palace
chiefs, the palace also disclosed that the Oba
has not mandated any of his chiefs to make any
political statement on his behalf ahead of the
forthcoming Presidential elections.
In a statement signed by the Secretary of the
Benin Traditional Council, Frank Irabor, the Crown
Prince stated that his visit to President Goodluck
Jonathan last year was misconstrued by
politicians as an endorsement for President
Jonathan by the Oba, warning some media that
have been running adverts which indicated that
the Oba had endorsed President Jonathan to
desist from it henceforth.
The Crown Prince explained that the Oba sent
him to Abuja last year to visit President
Jonathan due to the earlier insinuation that the
Oba did not like the President and did not
support his administration. “As a result of these
negative reports and comments from some
quarters that the Omo’N Oba then deemed it fit
to send his eldest son, the Crown Prince to carry
the message to Mr President and to let him
know that the Omo N’Oba supports and prays for
him.
The Crown Prince made it clear that Omo’Noba’s
support and prayer for Jonathan as president of
Nigeria should not be misconstrued as support
for election purposes.
“The reference some politicians want to keep
making in the electronic and print media to a
remark in the message the Crown Prince
conveyed from his father to the press at the villa
which states that ‘President Jonathan will be
given the opportunity to continue his good works’
is being totally and mischievously misconstrued.
“The Omo N’Oba’s prayer came to pass by way
of Mr President being nominated as presidential
candidate of his party. The Oba of Benin is a
non-partisan traditional ruler who treats all
politicians equally and always praying for all
those who are into partisan politics and other
ventures.”
“That well thought out and applauded message
of Omo N’Oba, through the Crown Prince to Mr
President is being politically manipulated by
some self-serving politicians in order to gain
upper hand in soliciting for votes. The public
should take note that the Crown Prince being a
seasoned diplomat, did not make the mistake of
mentioning any political party in the message.
“Rather, the message was personal to Mr
President. The Crown Prince has totally frowned
on the use of his visit as directed by his father
to Mr President for political campaign votes and
all those involved should please desist from it.
Non-partisan in politics has been the posture of
Benin monarchy from the time when political
activities started in Nigeria” it stated.
The Iyase of Benin and other palace chiefs
addressed journalists on the issue yesterday at
the palace. Iyase lamented that “it was
surprising that the visit of the Crown Prince to
the Presidency several months ago, which was
meant to express/pledge the
support/ loyalty of the Benin monarch and his
people to the president’s government, is thus
being unscrupulously used by overzealous
politicians to whip up sentiments and boost
support of the people for their party in Edo South
senatorial district.
“The Oba palace as well as its chiefs, seriously
consider this somewhat image tarnishing
development vis-à-vis the Oba Palace and should
out rightly be discouraged by those politicians
concerned. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/oba-of-benin-did-not-endorse-jonathan-crown-prince/

Yuu endorsed or uu no endorsed,





Gej till 2019...

Hmm, I see

Disclaimer.... The pix herein before is neither the Crown Prince nor president Jonathan rather a mix up while uploading Jonathan'pix.. However, the link to download the real picture has been provided immediately after the wrong picture... Pls download and view... All errors are mine and I take responsibilities.

He endorse or not..gej must go back to otuoke....shikena

lawflec:
Disclaimer.... The pix herein before is neither the Crown Prince nor president Jonathan rather a mix up while uploading Jonathan'pix.. However, the link to download the real picture has been provided immediately after the wrong picture... Pls download and view... All errors are mine and I take responsibilities.

oya tel me...who b doxx chickx?...I fit vote for Jonathan cox of dox chicks

We the people of Edo we appreciate Mr. President Jonathan efforts and we will not disappoint him, you all see the number of people that were in his campaign at Ogbe stadium in Benin, and he has never lost election in Edo and not even now that we are tired of Oshomole/APC

Which oba again,the allegedly dead oba or his fore fathers

LAst week the oba was allegedly reported dead today different story... Continua

I dont know what to believe again

And what's the biggy with all these endorsement ish.
I tire for 9ja matters

emmysoftyou:
Yuu endorsed or uu no endorsed,





Gej till 2019...

na lie GMB till 2019

God bless the President (GEJ). The entire SS is for you. Carry go.





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Mods kindly correct the misinformation that was unknowingly put on the front page about the Late Oba endorsing Jonathan.

Fp please - lalasticlala Obinoscopy Seun Ishilove

Sorry, who is he? Abi na GEJ suppose endorse you