By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City
Former Edo State Commissioner for Environment now Minister of State for Budget and Planning, Prince Clem Agba have been advised not to drag His Royal Majesty , the Oba of Benin , Oba Ewuare 11 into their N30billion Storm Water Project argument.
Benin Solidarity Movement (BSM) worldwide gave the warning in a release made available to journalists in Benin City and signed by Elder Curtis Eghosa Ugbo, President,Benin Solidarity Movement (BSM) worldwide.
Agba in a letter to governor Obaseki about the N30 billion Storm Water Project made mention of the name of the Benin monarch, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare 11.
Benin Solidarity Movement (BSM) said ordinary it would not be have show interest in such diatribe between two former high ranking officials in the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole administration.
According to Ugbo, ” the mention of the name of the Benin monarch, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare 11 in some parts of the letter act as an alert bell for the BSM to wade in and ward off the politicians resort to using his name to gain undue sympathy or advantage in the course of their argument”.
“Let it be known to the feuding politicians that the issue of the mismanaged N30 billion Storm Water Project should in no way be made to seem His Royal Majesty has a pecuniary interest in it”.
He said, “Prince Clem Agba, who has a royal blood should know that royalty should never be dragged into the murky waters of politics the way he is trying to do.
“Needless to say, that the monarch, who is very much interested in good governance, would never meddle in such a course of action meant to address a burning issue”.he concluded.