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Roqeeb Onijo by Roqeeb Onijo
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has met with the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, over stolen Benin artefacts that are to be returned from abroad.

Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, the governor said the state government in collaboration with partners had completed arrangements to set up a museum for the artefacts in the state.

Obaseki expressed optimism that when completed, the museum would be a tourist attraction and source of revenue for the state.

He said: “I just decided to pop in to see the Chief of Staff and to just touch base on a few issues, particularly as it relates to the artefacts.

“I’m sure you know that we’ve been in conversations with the Federal Government on the artefacts.

“Lots of Benin artworks that are in Europe and the Americas.

“We’ve had conversations on how to return these works, particularly as some countries have indicated their interest and desire to return the works.

“I just come to brief the Chief of Staff on the steps that have been taken on the level of collaboration with the Federal Government, and the plans to build a museum in Benin that will host these works.

“And also that beyond the works, we are going to be having much archeological work undertaken to see what we can find and also research and resurrection of cultural heritage are the most.”

On the readiness of the state government to receive the artefacts, the governor stated: “Like I said, a lot of work has been done.

“We have the legacy restoration trust, which is currently obtaining resources from very, very interested donors across the world.

“We expect that by the last quarter of this year working with the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, we should begin the construction of a pavilion, a world class pavilion that will meet all the conditions required by which this works can be kept.

“And as you know, many of them are very fragile and very old, but they have to be kept in protective conditions.”

According to Obaseki, museums have become catalysts in evolution and development of cities.

He said: “There is a city called Bilbao in Spain, and that was the head of the Basque separatist movements many years ago.

“The investment by the Guggenheim foundation, by the Guggenheim family museum in Bilbao, has changed the economic fortunes of that city.

“Today, Bilbao earns more than a billion dollars from just the presence of that Museum in that city because everybody wants to come in to see what’s in that museum.

“So, bringing back these works, this world cherished works, bringing the originals back to their home, I mean you can imagine for years to come, people, children unborn, all over the world want to come and see these pieces.”

Obaseki revealed that his administration was designing a whole cultural district for Benin, saying the proposed museum would be situated within the cultural district.

He said: “As I speak, the planners from Latin America are in Benin City looking at work and doing the surveys.

“That process should end about August.

“We believe that the museum is going to be a series of, you know, buildings, you have the pavilion that where this works will be brought in initially will be kept.

“We also undertaking as much more archeological excavations, and whatever we find will be kept in the pavilion.

“We have a national museum that currently exists.

“And that’s going to be refurbished.

“Then we have the main Edo Museum of West African arts.

“And the construction for that will take another one or two years to begin.”

Obaseki explained that the project was not state government wholly funded project, saying: “It’s not an Edo Government project alone.

“It’s going to be a collaboration between Edo State, the Federal Government, other international museums and international donors because as you know there are lots of foundations globally that invest in the arts, and almost everyone is interested in this project.

“At this point in time, these designs are being finalised.

“But it is going to be a project that will be iconic.

“It will be a project that will represent Africa to seek restitution.”

When asked whether there would be restitution demand over the artefacts, Obaseki said: “For us today, the most important issue is to get these works back.

“Other issues will follow so that we can reconnect with our past.

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