{"id":32262,"date":"2024-05-23T09:13:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T09:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=32262"},"modified":"2024-05-23T09:13:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T09:13:52","slug":"benin-traditional-council-warns-governor-obaseki-over-mediation-in-royal-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/05\/23\/benin-traditional-council-warns-governor-obaseki-over-mediation-in-royal-dispute\/","title":{"rendered":"Benin Traditional Council Warns Governor Obaseki Over Mediation in Royal Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing conflict between the Oba of Benin, some suspended Enigies (dukes), and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki escalated on Wednesday as the Benin Traditional Council issued a stern warning to Obaseki regarding his attempts to mediate the rift.<\/p>\n<p>Several Enigies have taken legal action against the Oba of Benin, Omo N\u2019Oba N\u2019Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, and the state government over their suspensions. They argue that the Oba lacks the authority to suspend them without the approval of the state executive council and Governor Obaseki.<\/p>\n<p>The Benin Traditional Council, in a statement signed by nine prominent palace chiefs, condemned any external interference in the kingdom\u2019s customary arbitration processes. The statement emphasized the sacred and time-honored methods of resolving disputes within the Benin Kingdom, which they urged all parties to respect and utilize.<\/p>\n<p>The statement was signed by the following chiefs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chief Norense Ozigbo-Esere, Osuma of Benin<\/li>\n<li>Chief Edionwe Oliha, Oliha of Benin<\/li>\n<li>Chief Henry Osato Bazuaye, Aiwerioghene of Benin<\/li>\n<li>Chief Ekhoerovbiye Oviasogie, Uwangue of Benin<\/li>\n<li>Chief Ada Igbinovia, Eribo of Benin<\/li>\n<li>Chief Stanley Obamwonyi, Esere of Benin<\/li>\n<li>Chief Osaro Idah, Obazelu of Benin<\/li>\n<li>Chief Okuonghae Edomwandagbon, Ine of Benin<\/li>\n<li>Chief David Aibiokun Ehondor, Obahiagbon of Benin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An excerpt from the statement reads: \u201cOur attention has been drawn to the reported plan by the Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, to initiate dispute resolution of the suit filed by two suspended Enigie against His Royal Majesty, Omo N\u2019Oba N\u2019Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba of Benin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Governor Obaseki&#8217;s involvement has been seen by the traditional council as an overreach, potentially undermining the established customs and authority of the Oba. The council&#8217;s declaration reflects the deep-rooted respect for traditional governance in the Benin Kingdom and a commitment to preserving its independence from political influence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing conflict between the Oba of Benin, some suspended Enigies (dukes), and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki escalated on Wednesday as the Benin Traditional Council issued a stern warning to Obaseki regarding his attempts to mediate the rift. Several Enigies have taken legal action against the Oba of Benin, Omo N\u2019Oba N\u2019Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":32264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[174,172],"tags":[619],"class_list":["post-32262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-news","tag-obaseki"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32262"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32274,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32262\/revisions\/32274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}