Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, has called on indigenes and non-indigenes of Edo to embark on a two-week fasting and prayers over the peaceful conduct of the Edo governorship election.
indigenes and non-indigenes of Edo to embark on a two-week fasting and prayers to “ward off evil” from their land.Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , who was supported by Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state, came second with 247,655 votes.between the Oba and Obaseki who fell out with the monarch following a dispute over the stolen Benin artifacts returned to the state.
“His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin, uses this medium to inform the general public that from 26 September, 2024 to 9th October, 2024, all sons and daughters of Benin Kingdom and, by extension indigenes and non-indigenes living in Edo State, to embark on two weeks fasting and prayer,” the statement reads.
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