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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said the late Esogban and Odionwere of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, was a father who represented the essence of the Benin tradition.

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The Oba of Benin Palace in Benin City, Edo State, has disclosed that the Late Chief David Edebiri, the Esogban of Benin kingdom,

The Airport Road, Benin-City residence of the late Esogban of Benin Kingdom, David Uyunmwun Edebiri, who died last Thursday at the age of 93,

The pan socio-cultural and non partisan movement, Esan Okpa Initiative (EOI), has showered encomiums on the late Esogban of Benin, Chief David U. Edebiri OON, who passed on recently at 94,  saluting not only his forthright stance as an elder statesman who spoke truth to power but also commended his immense contributions to the struggle for the birth of both the defunct Midwest Region and Edo State created in 1963 and 1991 respectively.

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has mourned the passing of the Esogban of Benin, Chief David Edebiri, who died aged 93 years last Thursday.The governor noted that Chief Edebiri

Chief David Edebiri, the late Esogban of Benin, was referred to as an elder statesman and nationalist by the governor of Edo State

The pan socio-cultural and non partisan movement, Esan Okpa Initiative (EOI), has showered encomiums on the late Esogban of Benin, Chief David U. Edebiri OON, who passed on recently at 94, saluting not only his forthright stance as an elder statesman who spoke truth to power but also commended his immense contributions to the struggle…

Also recalling his amiable mien and firm disposition to the agitation for the next Governor of Edo State to be of Esan extraction, Esan Okpa says, “We have lost a visionary elder statesman who was committed to a harmonious relationship amongst all groups in Edo State” which trace their origin to the same roots.

Immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has mourned the Esogban of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, who passed, on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at the age of 93, describing his exit as painful. Agba, in a statement on Friday, said Chief Edebiri’s transition was a great loss