On behalf of my spouse and the Federal Government, I heartily congratulate His Royal Majesty, Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, CFR, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, on his tenth anniversary on the throne of his forefathers and his 73rd birthday on October 20.
I rejoice His Royal Majesty, an embodiment of putting up with dignity, tradition, and a historic consciousness that displays his individuals and, certainly, Nigerians.
Your Majesty, that is no strange milestone. It is a celebration of ten years of royal stewardship, service, and an unwavering dedication to preserving the heritage and traditions that outline the Benin individuals.
For a decade, you have got continued to exhibit your management by sustaining the dignity of the Royal establishment and provoking confidence.
I’ve watched with eager admiration the knowledge, braveness, restraint, and an abiding sense of peace which have underscored your years on the throne. You have remained a logo of grace and integrity, a fountain of knowledge, a guardian of communal values, and a rallying level for the individuals’s aspirations.
I commend your efforts to repatriate the stolen Benin artefacts and your position as a outstanding custodian of one among Africa’s most enduring monarchies.
As Your Majesty celebrates one other 12 months of life, might this birthday usher in renewed power, higher knowledge, sound well being, and a good deeper inspiration for the younger to cherish their heritage.
May your reign witness higher successes within the cultural and social causes you have got championed.
Oba gha t’o kpere. Ise!
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
President, Commander-in- Chief of the Armed Forces
Federal Republic of Nigeria
October 20, 2026
