The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Sunday, publicly denied a claim by former Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole
, that he advised against the 2016 gubernatorial candidacy of Governor Godwin Obaseki.
While addressing the monarch, Oshiomhole, who knelt before him, stated, “Your Royal Majesty, I would like to apologise for my poor judgement. In a swift response, the Oba refuted Oshiomhole’s claim, stating that he never advised against Obaseki’s candidacy. He further pointed to Elemah, a former chairman of the Edo State Board of Internal Revenue and Oshiomhole’s close associate, as a witness to the encounter.
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