Wetin dey happen for Benin wey get people mouth waka? Na Don Pedro Obaseki, better paddy of former Governor Godwin Obaseki, wey don enter wahala with di youths for Benin. Dem carry am go Palace, strip am, and make am dey kneel like small pikin!

Di whole matter begin when Pedro attend one meet-and-greet for London wey dem do for his cousin, Godwin. Na there di palaver start o! Di youths dem sabi say e dey disrespect di Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II. Dem say him be ‘Oghionoba’, meaning enemy of di Oba, and dat one no be play matter at all!

Di attack happen for Uwa Primary School as Pedro just dey enjoy football, no know say wahala dey come. Thugs wey claim say dem dey represent di Benin Traditional Council enter come carry him like say na trophy, bruise him and dey shout say dem dey bring ‘Oghion’ to di Oba. People wey dey there show wahala, but di thugs no wan hear! Dem don carry di matter go palace finish, where dem see Pedro kneeling down for ground. Na so e take lose clothes, dey beg for forgiveness like wetin no be play.

Di palace chiefs wey dey there, dem talk say dis time na Thanksgiving Day dey for Holy Arousa Church, and dem no wan any gbesere. One of di chiefs talk say, “If e no like make him consider himself enemy, make we see how e go end.” Wetin dem mean by dat line? Na like say dem no go take nonsense today!

Background wey dem no fit carry aside na di long history wey dey between di Oba and di former Governor wey Pedro dey come from. Dis matter na serious cultural beef wey start since 2021 and still dey hot. Di way dem dey argue di repatriation of di Benin Bronzes don scatter plenty things, and di palace no fit keep quiet just like dat!

As e be so, di new Governor, Monday Okpebholo don waka enter with fresh mind wey dey try mend things with di Oba. Di palace dey smile, while dey no dey mention Godwin, wetin ever happen. E be like say Pedro no gree learn lesson, and na wetin make di whole kinikini spoil for am like dis.

Nigerians dey look dis matter as e dey develop, we go keep our eyes dey shine as tins dey unfold for dat side. Make we see wetin go happen next, maybe Pedro go begin pay more attention to wetin him dey talk about di Oba!