EDO State government wants the United Nations General Assembly to prevail on the British government and other suspected looters to return stolen Benin artifacts.
The government, in an address read by the special adviser to Governor Adams Oshiomhole on art, culture and tourism, Mr Orobosa Omo-Ojo, during an exhibition on Benin Art at the Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm, Sweden, yesterday, also urged the British government to pay reparation for the economic benefits accruing to the artifacts for all those years.
Said Orobosa, “The ugly and unwarranted episode of 1897, when the British government planned and invaded the Benin Empire marked the turning point in the history of Benin and the black civilization in general.
To us, the invasion of Benin City and the subsequent burning of the palace and the city are comparable to late Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Iran , which eventually led to the occupation of Iraq by the so-called allied forces.
Brilliant. Edo government must pursue this aggressively. and relentlessly. Talk is not enough… we must go after our looters with all the arsenal at our disposal.
@goodness, this is a major industry we,re talking about that can create jobs for thousands of people.
@goodness, thank God it’s not a bad news. People will be engaged in the cause of repatriation and also, the museum where the artifacts will be kept would attract tourism. As tourism boast employment opportunities, hands will be needed to run the museums/moats. In all, it is a good development that requires support from well meaning Edo indigenes and the nation in general. We must always remember that Edo State is strategically positioned and anything that affects it, affects entire Nigeria systems. Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, you are on course but should know that time for theory is over, we need physical actions.
@goodness, thank God it’s not a bad news. People will be engaged in the cause of repatriation and also, the museum where the artefacts will be kept would attract tourism. As tourism boast employment opportunities, hands will be needed to run the museums/moats. In all, it is a good development that requires support from well meaning Edo indigenes and the nation in general. We must always remember that Edo State is strategically position and anything that affects it, affects entire Nigeria systems. Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, you are on course but should know that time for theory is over, we need physical actions.