Edo declares public holiday for Oba’s coronation
The Edo State government has declared tomorrow a public holiday.
An announcement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof Julius Ihonvbere, said the public holiday was in honour of the Crown Prince, Eheneden Erediauwa, the Edaiken N’Uselu, whose coronation as the oba of Benin will hold same day.
The public holiday, the government said, would ensure a hitch-free ceremony and give Edo residents the opportunity to partake in the historic installation of the oba.
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