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Ayiri To Okowa: Don’t Honour Olu’s Coronation
The Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Ayiri Emami, has cautioned Governor Ifeanyi Okowa against participating in the coronation ceremonies planned to install Prince Tsola Emiko as the 21st Olu of Warri next month.
Emami gave the caution as he on Thursday also cautioned the Ginuwa I Ruling House and kingmakers of the Warri Kingdom against the coronation plans.
According to him the installation of Prince Tsola Emiko was against the terms of the 1979 Edict.
In a letter to Governor Okowa asking him not to honour the invitation to partake in the coronation of Prince Tsola Emiko, he said:
“I want to state very emphatically, that I have no personal interest in this matter and in particular I have nothing against the person of Prince Tsola Emiko.
“However, in my position as the Ologbotsere of Warri kingdom and in the absence of the Olu, I owe the Itsekiri nation, the duty and obligation to uphold the tradition of the Itsekiri people as codified in the 1979 edict and ensure strict compliance to both the law and the tradition of my people.
“As Chief Security Officer of the state, Your Excellency Sir, I urge you with all humility to ensure that existing laws are upheld,” Ayiri said in the letter to Okowa.
Addressing supporters in the premises of a Warri High Court after a hearing he instituted on the matter on Thursday, Emami affirmed that anything done contrary to the provisions of the said 1979 Edict would not stand.
“Even if they go ahead with their coronation, the Edict will have the last laugh,” he said as he affirmed that his legal challenge was meant to preserve the customs of the Itsekiri people.
“My stance is not to destroy Itsekiri land but to ensure that our history and culture are not trampled upon by some persons.
“We must continue with the culture and directives of our forefathers; we owe it a duty to unborn generations to whom we will hand it over untainted.”
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