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BENIN CITY—THE Enogie of Obazuwa and younger brother to the Oba of Benin, Prince Edun Akenzua, yesterday described the proposed centenary celebration of the birth of Nigeria by the Federal Government as a misplaced priority.
The Benin Prince, told to newsmen that the banishment of his great grandfather, Oba Ovonramwen to Calabar by the British and his eventual death paved way for the amalgamation, adding, however that “the amalgamation was a coercion that should be celebrated by Lord Lugard and his descendants not us.
“If anybody is to celebrate that, to my mind, I think it is Lord Lugard and his descendants, who should be celebrating it. It is like we want to be celebrating the Berlin Conference, where Africa was partitioned among European countries. The amalgamation was something Lord Lugard and his people did for their personal interest and not for us, that is why I said I don’t see anything to celebrate.
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Source: Vanguard Newspaper
The Benin Prince, told to newsmen that the banishment of his great grandfather, Oba Ovonramwen to Calabar by the British and his eventual death paved way for the amalgamation, adding, however that “the amalgamation was a coercion that should be celebrated by Lord Lugard and his descendants not us.
“If anybody is to celebrate that, to my mind, I think it is Lord Lugard and his descendants, who should be celebrating it. It is like we want to be celebrating the Berlin Conference, where Africa was partitioned among European countries. The amalgamation was something Lord Lugard and his people did for their personal interest and not for us, that is why I said I don’t see anything to celebrate.
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Source: Vanguard Newspaper
