The
Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Erediauwa, has dissociated himself from the
reported resignation of his son and defection to the Peoples Democratic
Party from the All Progressives Congress.
The Benin monarch made this known in a statement in Benin on Friday.
According
to the statement, the Oba, who expressed shock that his son, Prince
Osama Erediauwa, resigned his appointment as Executive Director in the
Office of the Governor, said Erediauwa’s action did not represent his
opinion as the Oba.
The statement read, “The Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku
Akpolokpolo, Oba of Benin, has heard in the news media the news about
his son, Prince Osama Erediauwa, who resigned his appointment with the
Edo State Government and joined the Peoples Democratic Party, to pursue
his political aspiration.