Reason While the Oba of Benin and his wives covered their mouths during recent coronation ceremony

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So on 20th of this month, Oba Ewuare ll N’Ogidigan ascended the throne of his ancestors to become the 40th Oba of Benin, succeeding his late father, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolopkolo, Oba Erediauwa.

The photo above of the newly coroneted Oba puzzled many people with some social media users ridiculously assuming some obnoxious assumption, Well, why was the Oba covering his mouth? It was obviously a cultural act but what was the significance. Even his wives covered their mouths.
An indigene of Edo State, south-south part of Nigeria embarked on a fact-finding mission and got the feedback below:
(1) The Oba usually covers his mouth because when he talks he is the supreme authority and whatever he says is final.
(2) People talk on his behalf most of the time and whatever they proclaim becomes the law with immediate effect.
“A friend of mine who is a painter said he did a painting of the old Oba and it was rejected because it depicted him smiling. According to tradition, people are not supposed to see the Oba’s teeth so he doesn’t smile” the unnamed investigator concluded.
N.B There might be other reasons aside this, we will appreciate your comment and contributions to this  post.
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