By David Kabiyesi
President Bola Tinubu on Friday, vowed to offer full protection for Benin artefacts that recently made their way back to the country from different parts of the world.
In a closed-door chat with Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, and other traditional leaders from Edo State at the Aso Rock Villa on Friday, President Tinubu said Nigerian government would provide Edo State with much-needed financial backing to put a-state-of-the-art museum in place.
“It deserves our protection. We are glad to have them back, and we are glad you are happy. They are in protective custody. It is a matter of history, over a hundred years. We will work on the museum.” President Tinubu in a statement by Dele Alake, his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, was quoted as saying,
In his address, Oba Ewuare II commended President Tinubu for the giant strides of his administration within its first weeks.
“We’ve predicted that you would hit the ground running and you have done so, even faster than we thought,” the royal father said.