It’s been effective since this Wednesday. 26 royal treasures of Benin plundered by France during the colonial period have returned to the country. On the eve of the return of works of art to the Beninese authorities, his Majesty's Sign Oba Adekiyiloumon, Central King of the Ouémé Valley made a media outing during which he praised the courage and pragmatism of the Head of State Patrice Talon in the process of repatriating this cultural property.
At the turn of the amino press point in his residence located in Sikandji in the commune of Adjohoun, His Majesty Signon Roi Oba Adékiloumon was full of praise for President Patrice Talon. This last, according to moral authority has just written in golden letters a new page of Beninese culture. In other words, this return of works of art several years after their pillaging by the settler is an act of bravery never imagined on the part of the first Beninese citizen. This will allow him to believe in retracing the history of Benin to the current generation and that to come.. “The choice of Patrice Talon to lead the Republic of Benin is no coincidence. You should know that he is on a mission for our country. He is a prophet or even an angel for Benin. It thus marks a historic and unforgettable blow on the continent. Car, he is the first to decide to repatriate the cultural property of our ancestors plundered by the settler. It is an act that will remain engraved in the memory of Beninese in particular and Africans in general.. Monsieur le président de la République vous avez les bénédictions de Dieu tout puissant et des mânes de nos ancêtres » s’est réjouis le président des rois et dignitaires de la Vallée de l’Ouémé. Il invite les citoyens à soutenir le chef de l’État Patrice Talon dans cette dynamique de renaissance de l’identité culturelle béninoise. It was also an opportunity for the President of the High Council of Kings in the department of Ouémé to draw the attention of the Head of State to the need to retrace the history of the Wémè people.. The latter according to the moral personality to its part of history when we refer to the colonial period. The example of the tomb of Commander Forax located in AFFAMÈ in the commune of Bonou is an illustration of this..
“I take this opportunity to humbly ask the Head of State to help us trace the history of the Ouémé Valley.. Car, the history of this region is immense, speaking of slavery and the fierce wars of the former Dahomey which passed through here. Commander Forax is buried here in the Ouémé valley. Why not retrace these stories” pleaded His Majesty Signon Oba Adékiloumon.Edmond HOUESSIKINDE