Why I Sacked Ayiri, Abolished Ologbotsere Title – Olu Of Warri

His Royal Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III, Olu of Warri, has given reasons why he sacked Chief Ayiri Emami as the Ologbotsere of Warri and instructed that no one should be addressed with that title.

The king gave the instruction on Tuesday at a meeting with members of the Ologbotsere family with notable Itsekiri chiefs also in attendance.

The Ologbotsere family was led to the meeting by the head of the family, Pa Jofotan Oporakun; Secretary-General of the family, William L.A. Anukun; Mr. Fred Omaghomi, Besidane Esimaje, Omaghomi, O.J. Nana and Mr. Samuel B.O Okorodudu.

Senior Itsekiri chiefs also present were the Iyatsere and Chairman Warri Council of Chiefs, Johnson Amatserunleghe, Gabriel Awala, Mene Brown,  Patrick Iralaju, Maleghemi A,  Eugene Ikomi, and Solomon Arenyeka.

The Olu following greetings and obeisance from descendants of the Ologbotsere family and others in the hall had said:

“We have taken time to ponder and have arrived at our final decision.”

The position of the Olu of Warri on the issue of the Ologbotsere was read out by a senior Itsekiri chief, Chief Brown Mene.

He said:

“It is the respect the monarch has for the Ologbotsere descendants that is why he called you. It is the king that gives chieftaincy titles. It is also the king that withdraws titles. This has been the tradition.

“There are several Ologbotsere children that are chiefs. The Ologbotsere family is very dear to the monarch. There is no Ologbotsere title again. The head of the Ologbotsere title can answer the nickname. It is the pronouncement of the king and Itsekiri nation. There will be peace, blessings in the land.

“There is no Ologbotsere, again nobody should parade in that title. You remember the king dissolved the Council of Chiefs and has been re admitting revalidating titles and has also reconstituted the council of Chiefs. Nobody should relate with anyone in the title as Ologbotsere.”

GreenWhiteGreen, GWG, however, reports that it was not stated if the Olu of Warri would restore the Ologbotsere title in the near future. The well-esteemed title of Ologbotsere had only been bestowed four times in four hundred years partly because of the sensitivity in picking the holder.
When Chief Ayiri Emami was nominated as Ologbotsere by the last Olu of Warri for the title after a hiatus of 28 years following the well-revered Chief Alfred Rewane, it stirred a revolt that led to his subjects reportedly cutting off water supply to the palace on July 25, 2017.

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