Ologbotsere Title: Family Divided Over Olu’s Order

The Ologbotsere family on Thursday came out singing different tunes on the suspension of the title by the Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III.

The family meeting held in the residence of Chief Ayiri Emami resolved to set up a seven-man committee of elders to revisit issues around the title, Vanguard reports.

The family affirmed that it was not at war with anybody.

Meanwhile, the head of the Ologbotsere family, Pa Jofotan Oporakun was absent at the meeting underlining the apparent division in the family.

The spokesman of the Ologbotsere family Mr Alex Eyengho disclosed the decision to revisit the suspension of the title at the end of the meeting of the descendants of the family at the residence of  Ayiri Emami.

It would be recalled that the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III in a pronouncement recently abolished the title of Ologbotsere.

Meantime, Eyengho in his statement said  Ayiri was still the Ologbotsere, a position   Ayiri had held on to in an earlier interview with the Vanguard.

“However, because we are not averse to peace and reconciliation, we have set up a seven-man committee of very senior elders that will further look into this matter.

“They will consult from left and right and it is an opportunity to show that the Ologbotsere family is not at war with anybody.

“The Ologbotsere of Warri kingdom cannot and will not do anything against the interest of the Itsekiri people”, he said.

 “The only way to remove the Ologbotsere or derobe him is there in the law. And we also want to make it clear that the Ologbotsere family is not in any way at loggerheads or fighting the Itsekiri nation. Or in any way fighting the royal family.”, he said.

Ayiri had told the Vanguard after the pronouncement by the monarch that he was still the Ologbotsere, alleging that due process was not followed before the emergence of the new monarch.

Prominent chiefs had told the Vanguard that only the monarch gives and withdraws titles.

Those who spoke include,  the Iyatsere and Chairman Warri Council of Chief, Chief Johnson Amatserunleghe, Chief Gabriel Awala, Chief Roland Oritsejafor and many others.

Source: Vanguard

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