It appears the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse II, could not withstand the fury of his people as he has eventually yielded to the will of his people who insisted that he could not renounce his “Ogiame” traditional title because of his Christian faith.
Eye witness said that the whole Itsekiri people, represented by thousands of men, women and youths yesterday morning marched through the streets adjoining his palace in Warri in protest against the monarch’s decision to renounce his “Ogiame” traditional title.
The protesters defied the early morning rain to express their displeasure over the monarch’s new-found Christian faith which led to his renouncing the title.
Some of them had insisted that the monarch will have to abdicate his throne if he insisted on renouncing the Ogiame title.
However, the State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, himself an Itsekiri, had to appeal to the aggrieved Itsekiris to sheathe their swords and engage in dialogue to resolve the impasse.
Uduaghan in a press statement, said he had to cut short his official engagement in Abuja to meet with the palace chiefs.
But after the palace chiefs met with the king, he agreed to retain the Ogiame title, which means “King of all Water gods and goddesses.”
It was the title the Olu chose to be known by when he was crowned Olu of Warri in the 80s.
...O what a pity, the monarch had to rule against his wish!
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