Edo declares public holiday for coronation

The Edo State Government has declared October 20 a public holiday.
In an announcement signed by the Secretary to State Government, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, the public holiday is in honour of the Crown Prince, Ambassador Eheneden Erediauwa, Edaiken n’Uselu, whose coronation as the Oba of Benin will hold the same day.
The public holiday, the State Government said, will ensure a hitch-free coronation ceremony and give Edo State people the opportunity to partake in the historic installation of the Oba of Benin.