BEVERLY HILLS, May 10, (THEWILL) –Â The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has explained the reasons for the reinstatement of the Ojuromi of Uromi, His Royal Highness, Anselm Aidenojie II, by the state government, who was deposed by the administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole.
Obaseki disclosed that “Consequent upon his tendering of apology to the Edo State Government and a plea for leniency from well meaning citizens of Edo State, the Executive Council of the state, approved the reversal of his deposition and was reinstated as His Royal Highness Anselm Aidenojie II, the Ojuromi of Uromi.”
The governor, according to a statement by his media office, said: “The people who pleaded for his reinstatement reported that the Ojuromi of Uromi had been sober and remorseful and we are happy that he has undertaken to eschew acts unbefitting of his royal status.”
Prominent sons and daughters of Edo had pleaded on the Ojuromi’s behalf, and begged for his reinstatement, as his conduct, mien and relations in public and private showed his readiness to work with the state government in manners worthy of the exalted Ojuromi throne.
THEWILL had previously reported that the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II also waded into the matter and pleaded for leniency for the Onojie.
News of the reinstatement was greeted with excitement in Uromi and other parts of the state, on Wednesday after the Edo State government announced the decision.
THEWILL recalls that he was deposed on October 26, 2016 following the approval by the Edo State Executive Council that for conducts unbecoming of a traditional ruler (He physically assaulted a female in his domain during a heated electioneering campaign in 2016) as well as embarking on a foreign trip without the approval of the state government.
