Award on Benin Monarch: Edo born Journalist hails president Buhari






By Editor


Nov 15, 2022



An award winning journalist, Sebastine Usifo Ebhuomhan, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the conferment of the Most Outstanding Traditional Ruler Award on His Royal Majesty, the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare Il.

Sebastine, described the award on the royal monarch as "deserving, befitting and rewarding" to the traditional ruler for his foremost quintessential leadership and human right activism.

Recall that the Federal Government had last month announced a special recognition of Most Outstanding Traditional Ruler Award to the revered Benin monarch.

While commending, Buhari for the award, the renowned journalist noted that the traditional ruler had been at the international forefront of calls and actions, aimed at returning all stolen and looted Benin artefacts from foreign countries.

"I, Usifo Ebhuomhan, rejoice with my Father, the Ogidigan, the Umogun, Omo N'Oba N'Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare ll and the entire Benin Kingdom for the honour of Most Outstanding Traditional Ruler Award conferred on him by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Thank you, President Muhammadu Buhari.

"Indeed, there can be no better way to celebrate this year's Igue. Dear king, long may you reign with many more feathers to your crown. Ob'ugie... Oba ghator kpere, iseeeeee!," he said in a statement made available to Daily Monitor Nigeria.

He, opined that the award would serve as a complementary toast to the year 2022 edition of the annual Benin Kingdom festival, Igue, that usually holds in the month of December.

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