- Vice President Yemi Osinbajo held a private meeting with the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II
- The meeting, which lasted about 45 minutes was held at Oba's palace in Benin
- Also present at the meeting were the Governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, his deputy and former Governor of Edo, Adams Oshiomhole
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday, June 15, held a private meeting with the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II at his Palace in Benin, the Edo state capital.
Also at the meeting, which lasted about 45 minutes were the Governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, his deputy, Phillip Shaibu and former Governor of Edo, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
Journalists were however not briefed about what transpired at the meeting.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Vice President left the palace to the Benin Airport for Abuja at about 2.00 pm
NAN also reports that Osinbajo arrived Benin on June 14 for a two-day working tour of Edo.
During the visit, the vice president performed the ground breaking ceremony of 1800 Housing Units Emotan Garden Estate at Ikpoba Okha Local Government Council and commissioned the Solar Lighting Project at Edaiken Market in Benin.
Osinbajo also launched the South-South Innovation Hub and attended the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Clinic, where he had a chat with owners of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme.
He also visited the Azura Power Project in Benin.
NAIJ.com previously reported that Oba Ewuare II of Benin placed each returnees from Libya, on three months salaries, as confirmed by a statement signed by his chief press secretary,Desmond Agbama, in the ancient city on Thursday, March 29, 2018.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oba Ewuare, announced this when he hosted the Libyan returnees in his palace.
The report said apart from the allowances, the statement added that the Oba Ewuare Foundation would provide the necessary tools/facilities for those who had gone through the various skills acquisition programmes.
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