From Tony Osauzo, Benin
Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has comforted grieving family members of the late founding Chairman of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi.
He monarch spoke when he received the family members who visited him in his Palace in Benin City.
He pledged his support for the Dokpesi family, friends and well-wishers even as he promised to keep the family in prayers.
Oba Ewuare recalled how the late Dokpesi gave free AIT live media coverage to his Coronation event in 2016, noting that his memory would remain evergreen.
“We will keep on praying for you. May God almighty and our ancestors grant our prayers. We are here for you. We will do our best to support you all the time. I want to assure you that we will do our best, personal and official to keep on supporting the Dokpesi family, and his friends. We also had an idea of the challenges he had. He stood by his challenges and he came out stronger,” the Oba said.
Earlier in his address to the Benin throne, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, eldest son of the deceased, thanked the Oba for his kind affection towards the Dokpesi’s family and wise counsel before, during and after the funeral of their father.
The junior Dokpesi, who was joined by his uncle, Cyril and other family members, friends and well-wishers, spoke about the loss and touched on the death of his father during the visit and solicited for prayers from the Benin throne to enable them defeat the vicissitudes of life.