His Royal Majesty Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo who is the Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, has revealed that the 62nd Independence anniversary of Nigeria may actually be more meaningful if the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would be able to reach a truce in order to end the industrial action in some of the public universities.
According to the Benin monarch, in a statement which had been signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Osaigbovo Iguobaro, the Federal Government and ASUU should, as a matter of urgency, find some amicable solutions so as to put an end to disruption in academic calendars of public universities.
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The Oba said though “the independence celebration may not offer much pageantry to some citizens, the mere fact that the nation has remained one indivisible sovereignty, despite daunting challenges, deserves a compliment.
He had also noted that the resilience of some Nigerians may have made the nation proud and those who paid the supreme sacrifice for Nigeria’s survival since independence from Britain, deserves their mentions.
“Political actors, especially those in governments and other stakeholders should play by the rules. Eligible voters should shun vote buying in order to deepen our democratic values.
“Nigerians should unite against our common enemies that have hindered the progress of the nation by denouncing evil, poverty, unemployment, corruption, crime, insurgency and economic sabotage particularly oil theft and double-standard in the application of the Law of the Land” the revered Benin monarch re-echoed on the occasion of the 62nd independence anniversary of Nigeria.”
In another report, the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Ewuare II took social media by storm yesterday when he made some comments on the 2023 Nigeria elections.
He made these statements when he received the Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo at his palace some which opined that many aspirants were only seeking positions to amass wealth.