Oba Ewuare advised the people to eschew hatred and jealousy in order to promote peaceful coexistence. While welcoming Col. Wisdom Ogbeowemwenkon Osemwende home, the Benin Monarch thanked God and the Ancestor for protecting him throughout his service years in the US Army.
He encouraged Benin people at home and in diaspora to endeavor to speak their language so that they would not become strangers in their fatherland.
According to him, anyone who cannot speak his or her language is lost, and therefore advised Col. Wisdom Ogbeowemwenkon Osemwende to develop interest in learning and speaking the Benin language.
Earlier, Col. Wisdom Ogbeowemwenkon Osemwende said he was in the Palace to inform His Royal Majesty of his successful retirement from the US Army, adding that he has come back home to join hands with the people to move the state forward.
He said he was particularly pleased with the visions and initiatives of the Oba of Benin, saying that he was ready to support them.
Col. Osemwende (Rtd.) expressed deep appreciation to the Benin Monarch for the support and prayers which he said helped him throughout his career in the US Army.
He said he served in the Iraq war, but was not consumed because of the prayers offered by the Palace.
