THE SOLILOQUIES OF ELDERS
Based on historical facts available to them collaborated by oral traditions.
Oba of Lagos said he is a Benin man,
Obi of Onitsha said he is a Benin man,
Osemawe of Ondo said he is a Benin man,
Eze of Oguta said he is a Benin man,
Eze of Enugu Ezike said he is a Benin man,
Olu of warri said he is a Benin man,
Ovwie of Okere( Urhobo) Kingdom said he is a Benin man,
Obi of Isele Ukwu said he is a Benin man,
Obi of Agbo said he is a Benin man,
The king of Ibuza said he is a Benin man,
Orodje of Okpe said he is a Benin man,
The Dukes of Oleh and Ozoro( both of Isoko) said they are from Benin,
Udezi( Deji) of akure said he is a Benin man,
The Dukes of Ikwerre said they are Benin men,
The King of Ogbia Kingdom said he is a Benin man,
The paramount ruler of dahomeans in Republic of Benin said he is a Benin man.
These are major traditional rulers in southern Nigeria and beyond and yet some dare open their mouth to denigrate Benin history and even call Edo people a minority stock when history and cultural evidence show Edo is the largest ethnic group in Nigeria until it was decimated and adulterated by the sinister manipulations of the colonialist and their in-house collaborators.
Enlightenment 