A Lagos State High Court has restrained the Association for Cultural and Economic Renaissance of Edo, ACERE, their Privies or Agents from dramatizing the Igue Festival at Muson Centre, Onikan in Lagos without the consultation and consent of His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare the second who is the custodian of Benin customs and tradition.
The Court gave the order in a Suite brought before it by the Benin Traditional Council on Friday
The Court ruled that by virtue of Order 42 Rule 8 of the High Court of Lagos State Civil Procedure Rules 2019, it deemed it right to restrain the Defendant/Respondent from, repeating the use or continuing to deploy or use the image, picture, video, signature of His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare the second to advertise, market, propagate, or promote the staging of any play tagged IGUE-the Annual Thanksgiving Festival of Benin Kingdom, without his consent, pending compliance with pre-action Protocol
The purported Drama was ill scheduled for Sunday, 24th November, 2024.
The Court urged the general public not to be misled by any group of people claiming to be promoting Benin culture when they are not in consultation with the Palace of the Oba of Benin
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Oba of Benin Mr Osaigbovo Iguobaro, had conveyed the notification of dramatization of Igue festival drama, which was disclosed few days ago to the Palace, who expressed serious reservation about the drama by the convener of the Programme, Omorodion Uwaifo.
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