Self style President of Edo State market Women’s Association, Black Ogiamien left with an unforgettable experience at Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin 8th commemorative service at the Holy Aruosa Cathedral on Sunday in Benin City.
Ogiamien was said to have sneaked into the church with her female loyalists ostensibly to catch cruise at the Royal event.
She was however shown the exit door for failing to adhere to the etiquette that regulates public conduct.
In a bid to fend-off her alleged misconduct, Ogiamien told journalists that the Oba remains the grand patron of the association, which has being engulfed in crisis.
Last week, aggrieved members of Edo State market Women’s Association and traders Welfare Union moved against Ogiamien.
The members brave the odd in an unprecedented show of discontent, demanded Ogiamien’s sack during a peaceful protest to Oba Palace in Benin City where they displayed placards, reflecting their concerns.
The protesters also sang songs of courage that gave voice to their worries, condemning ‘evil Union in markets’ which they allege is behind increase in price of foodstuffs across markets in the State.
Spokesman for Edo traders Welfare Union, Comrade Lucky Orukpe, called for the immediate removal of Edo market women Association leader’s, citing alleged high handedness and failure to account for finances of the association.
Orukpe alleged that the funds include the sum of N100,000,000.00 (One Hundred Million Naira) donated to the association by Senator Adams Oshiomhole in his capacity as Governor of the State years ago, which the leader has yet to account for having found out the truth behind Ogiamien’s intrigues.
Another leader in one of the markets, Mrs Patience Asuen in feeling a range of emotion, passed ‘no confidence vote’ in the leadership of the Unions prompting them to seek the intervention of the Paramount traditional ruler in the State.
To prove her innocence, Blacky Ogiamien, previously, led a procession of traditional worshippers in Benin and swore loudly at some shrines, dedicated to the worship of deities.
She also asked ancestral spirits to bear witness over the allegations levelled against her, insisting that she has nothing to hide despite conspiracy theorists behind her ordeal.
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