The earlier coronation date, according to Palace sources, was fixed with the governorship election date in mind, but unfortunately, the palace was not consulted when a new date for the election was being considered.
The decision to shift the coronation date was taken by the Palace so that the Benins and Edos in general will not be distracted from the ancient traditional ceremonies.
According to a competent source, “the fear is that, either the election will distract people from massively participating in the coronation or the coronation would do same to the election. Also, many dignitaries outside the state may not want to come to Benin City for the coronation, if it is too close to the election date because of security concerns. It was, therefore, decided that the coronation should be moved forward so that our people can give both events the deserved attention”.
Our investigation further revealed that excitement for the coronation is at fever pitch as all hands are on deck to ensure a very successful event.
However, additional costs are being incurred as a result of the postponement.
It was learnt that new invitation cards with the new date have to be printed, massive tents that were already being installed at different locations have to be pulled down.
Similarly, some corporate organisations that have printed event-specific banners with dates also are planning to reprint the banners to reflect the new date.
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