The Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa I, on Friday urged President Goodluck Jonathan not to be distracted by the cases of disturbances in parts of the country. He said he was praying fervently for the President and assured him that the spirit of the ancestors of his kingdom would see Jonathan through. The monarch’s message was delivered to the President by his crown prince, Ambassador Eheneden Erediuwa, who was accompanied to the Presidential Villa by the Chairman, Ocean Marine Tankers Limited, Captain Hosa Okunbo. He told State House correspondents at the end of his meeting with the President that his father decided to send him on the errand because the monarch no longer travel due to old age. The prince said, “I am here on a special mission and having been an ambassador to many countries, I can say I am a special envoy who is carrying a special message on behalf of my father who sent me here to convey this message to Mr. President that we have been following the things that have been happening in the country. “My father considers the President as his own son and he has sent me to present this special message to Mr. President. “My father is praying for Mr. President in the Benin Kingdom. He is praying fervently for him to be able to withstand the pressure. He sent me to let Mr. President know that the spirits of the ancestors of the kingdom are with him and they will see him through. “He also pray that the opportunity will come for him to continue the good work he is doing in Benin and other parts of South south for at least another term. “That is the commitment we have in this kind of special prayer coming from the Oba of Benin, my father. He is sending me as his eldest son to bring such a message, so you can imagine the importance that my father attaches to such a message.” He said the monarch also requested that Jonathan finds time to visit him in Benin so that he could offer him fatherly advice that would help in nation building. “My father has also invited the President to kindly find time to have an audience with him in Benin. “You know Baba does not travel so much because of age. Basically, we are looking forward to receiving Mr. President for Baba to give him some fatherly advice and hopefully it will be the beginning of continuous and continual pieces of fatherly advice my father will be giving to Mr. President to guide him in facing future challenges and to urge him to continue his good work for the country.”
Posted on: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:36:00 +0000
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