The Executive Governor of Edo state, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said that his goal is to ensure that all artefacts that are physically returned to Benin are properly looked after, and as a means to create opportunities, as well as an inspiration for the people of Edo state and Nigeria.
The Governor disclosed this during the signing ceremony of the return of 72 bronze artefacts by Horniman Museum in South East London, United Kingdom.
The Governor, who thanked the Horniman Museum and Gardens Board of Trustees for their forward-thinking decision to return the bronzes that were taken in 1897 from the Benin Kingdom, in present day Nigeria, maintained that this gesture would inspire others museum around the world to do the same.
According to him, the goal is to have the ownership of the bronzes.
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