Benin traditional council faults pleas on Igbinedion's suspension

From Alemma-Ozioruva Aliu

THE controversy surrounding the suspension of the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, from activities in the palace of Oba of Benin and a purported plea for forgiveness by some market women assumed a new dimension yesterday as the Benin Traditional Council issued a statement warning groups and individuals in the state against embarking on actions that could bring the traditional institution to ridicule.