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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has tasked traditional rulers in the country to entrench ethnic and religious harmony in their domains. He spoke at the conferment of a chieftaincy title, The Oduma (Lion) of Auchi on the minister of state for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba by the Otaru of Auchi, HRH Alhaji Aliru Momoh, Ikelebe 111 in Auch local government area of Edo State. He (Vice President) said Auch was where he did his compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), saying that symbolises Nigeria accommodates all irrespective of ethnic or religious backgrounds like in the case of Agba who is from Uzanu in Etsako East but found a home in Auchi where he lived from when he was two years old. He further said, "It is remarkable and worthy of praise that in the great Auchi Kingdom adherence of both major religious in Nigeria, Islam and Christianity have liveds and continue to live harmoniously together for centuries sharing a common bond as embers of this community and even of the same biological families. Agba said the conferment was an appreciation and encouragement for him to continue to offer more services to humanity, and commended the Edo State government for continuing ten erosion check programmes across the state which he said were started when he was the commissioner for Environment under the administration of Comrade Oshiomhole and appealed that the Benin Water Storm Project which they also started should not be abandoned.