As part of their programmes to end their visit to Edo State, some governors under the aegis of the Progressive Governors’ Forum has paid a courtesy visit to the Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom, Crown Prince (Amb.) Edaiken Erediauwa, the Edaiken of Uselu. The governors are Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of Edo, Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, Mr. Simon Lalong of Plateau and Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto. The governors were led by Governor Adams Oshiomhole.
Introducing the APC governors to the Benin Crown Prince at the Oba’s Palace, Benin City, Thursday, Governor Adams Oshiomhole said, “My brothers are around for our family meeting, and they had desired all along to come and pay a visit to our royal highness, Edaiken N’ Uselu. Since I am a very privileged part of this kingdom, I would rather invite our honoured guests to pay you a visit. I am very privileged to be so recognized. So, I will rather want to invite one of my brothers to speak to the throne on behalf of the visiting governors.”
Governor Rauf Aregbesola who addressed the Benin Crown Prince on behalf of other APC governors said, “This is a revered place, ancient and traditional, even more so because of the transition of the leopard into the savannah region of this place.”
He said they were in Benin for a party family meeting, and they used the opportunity to visit the Benin Crown Prince. He said, “Your royal highness, we are here, one, to look at the condition and the state of our party in preparation for the election coming up in September. Having satisfied the original objective of our coming which is to motivate and to encourage  and to begin the process that will make our party as strong as ever, if not stronger in preparation for the gubernatorial election in September. Without it, it could be totally irresponsible of us to avoid a visit to you in this palace. So, in strict obedience to the direction of the leadership of our party, we are here, one, to share the mood of the palace and as well thank you for your unalloyed support, commitment and interest in the development that our party has started and is continuing in your kingdom. We are equally here to reassure you that as we are looking towards the end of the tenure, two terms of our governor here, that our party is as committed as ever to continue the tradition of peace, progress, development and security that we are noted for. That is the summary of our visit.”
The APC governors prayed for the Benin Crown Prince and wished him well. “We wish you long life. We wish you happiness. we wish you growth and development. We wish the entire kingdom of Benin joy, progress, prosperity and happiness.”
Responding, the Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom and Edaiken of Uselu, His Royal Highness (Amb.) Crown Prince Edaiken Erediauwa  who appreciated the governors for their visit said, “All the points that the governor of the State of Osun has said, I have heard all your comments. We have taken note of all the comments. I am particularly pleased that out of your tight schedules of your meeting, your family meeting as our governor rightly put it, you found time to still come around to see us. You remembered me.”
He continued, “I want to make it clear again the Oba of Benin is not partisan. We pray for everybody. My father, one of the greatest legacies he left with us is prayer mode that we should pray, and all the chiefs should pray to God almighty and our ancestors to please present, give us a governor that will remember the masses, that will do good, go right for the land, put food on the poor man’s table, respect traditional institutions. May the Lord God almighty and our ancestors give us such a governor. My prayer for our governor here, my prayer has always been that he ends his tenure peacefully, without blemish. So, I want to thank you for all this again.”

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