There were wide spread reports online today that the Oba of Benin,
Oba Erediuwa had passed on at age 92. The Benin Council of Chiefs through its
secretary Frank Irabor has however debunked the reports. According
to Mr Irabor, the rumors have been in circulation now for over a year
"They
have been peddling that rumour for more than a year now, because the
Oba has not been coming out. If there is anything like that, there is
usually a statement from the palace or from the Benin Traditional
Council. The fact that he has not been coming out, even when the
President
came last week, does not mean that there is anything like that. I don’t
bother about rumours. I believe in getting information from
the authentic source. For more than six months, they have been carrying
the rumor” he told punch in a phone interview.
The
absence of the Oba during the visits of President Jonathan and Gen
Buhari during their campaign rallies in Edo state last week gave credence
to the rumors of his death
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