I head of the coronation ceremony of Prince Eheneden Erediauwa as the Oba of Benin, the Edo State capital, the Usama Palace on Siluko Road is being renovated.
Grasses inside the palace were being cleared when our reporter visited the area yesterday.
The Usama Palace was the first site of the Oba’s home before it was moved to the current location inside Benin City by Oba Ewedo in the 13th century.
It is the venue where the coronation rites are performed.
The Crown Prince is expected to spend seven days at the Usama where he will perform all rituals and ceremonies of the kingdom’s frontline monarch.
From Usama, he moved to the palace and had to pass through Isekhere, where he crossed a bridge.