The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, the Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare II has approved the removal of the Ohenosa of Holy Aruosa Cathedral of Benin, Mr Harrison Okao.
Also, the Joint Elders Committee and some Senior Chiefs of the Oba Palace threw their weight behind the removal of Okao as the priest of Holy Aruosa.
According to the Secretary, Benin Traditional Council, Frank Irabor, the priest’s removal was due to a long-standing lingering breach and non-challant attitudes over several years.
The Benin Traditional Council accused the priest of breaching age-old custom and tradition of officiating as Ohenosa at the Holy Aruosa Cathedral of Benin.
According to Irabor, the Council’s decision to sack the priest is expected to bring lasting peace, sanity and tranquillity to the Holy spiritual environment.
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However, the Council ordered the priest to hand over all properties, paraphernalia of office as Ohenasa and keys of the Cathedral to Chief Esere.
Also, the priest was refrained from operating the bank accounts of the cathedral with immediate effect.
The Holy Aruosa Cathedral regarded as unique in its doctrine is a shrine (holy place of worship) where the Oba of Benin worships.
Everyevery.ng gathered that the Cathedral is a unique church where Christians, Muslims and traditional worshipers come together to worship.
Its service was conducted on Eke market days but later changed to Sunday due to the working class’s inconveniences.
Meanwhile, the Oba of Benin is the head of the Church, the crown prince is number two, while the priest is the number three in the hierarchical order of prominence.
