Edo declares tomorrow public holiday for Oba’s coronation

By Patrick Ahanor
Benin City

Edo state government has declared tomorrow a public holiday.
In an announcement signed by the Secretary to State Government, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, the public holiday is in honour of the Crown Prince, Ambassador Eheneden Erediauwa, Edaiken n’Uselu, whose coronation as the Oba of Benin will hold same day.
It stated that the public holiday would ensure a hitch-free coronation ceremony and give Edo people the opportunity to partake in the historic installation of the Oba of Benin.