The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has berated the immediate past Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, for not extending the benefits of his ministerial appointment to the Benin people.

Responding to Agba’s stewardship as a minister during the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, the traditional ruler on Tuesday said it was gratifying for Agba to acknowledge his intervention in his appointment as a minister.

The Oba said, “Throughout your tenure, I can’t remember if we actually saw you more than two times. The first time, you came when you complained about the flood in Benin, and the second is after your tenure.

“I will want to keep certain things from the public domain. However, I am constrained to talk about some. It is true that my intervention to former President Buhari made you benefit from the office you held. We thank God for that.

“As a minister, I was wondering if any of our people also benefited from your office. I am saying that so that anyone who benefited can thank you,” the Oba said.

Agba was in the palace to inform the Oba of the efforts he made when he was in office to ensure that the Benin Royal Museum got an allocation from the Federal Government.

Agba thanked the royal father for his assistance in getting the ministerial appointment, noting, “I have come here with some of my friends and brothers to thank His Royal Majesty for his love for Edo State and Nigeria. (The PUNCH)