Oba of Benin blames past administration of starving palace of statutory funds

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The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II

The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has blamed the past administration in Edo State of deliberately starving the palace of its statutory funds. He made the allegation during a parley with the Journalists in his palace in Benin City. Ewuare II alleged that at first, the government slashed the funds to

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