BETWEEN THE OLU OF WARRI AND OVIE OF AGBARHA-WARRI.
We have been told that there was a mild altercation between these 2 Great kings of Warri Township in Asaba last week.
As usual I said after a detailed investigation, I will furnish you with the details of what actually happened.
But on a second thought I felt that we should not drag our Traditional Rulers into our Social media Gossip, so pulled down the post after 30 minutes.
To my surprise one Agbamudu Ni Warri , made a post on this issue and gave a narration Different from what I heard.
So for Posterity sake I Want to narrate what I heard.
That in that meeting the Ovie of Agbarha Warri together with the Asagba of Asaba were billed to introduce themselves as New members, since they were attending the meeting for the first time since they were crowned.
HRM Ataneru IGBI introduced himself as the Ovie of Agbarha Warri Kingdom.
Immediately he did that, the Olu of Warri countered him saying that by the law and the Gazette of the Traditional Rulers COUNCIL law Cap T2, 2006 of Delta state, his title is Ovie of Agbarha and not Ovie of Agbarha Warri, as the Word WARRI in that act is exclusively reserved for him the Olu of Warri in all the 3 Warri LGA and advised forthwith that the Ovie of Agbarha Warri Kingdom, stop adding Warri to his Title.
At this point HRM Ataneru IGBI, was said to have replied the Olu of Warri that he was being "Cheeky". . Reminded him to Respect HIMSELF as the matter he raised is in Court already and so Subjudice and because of that nobody is competent to make Pronouncement on the matter anymore pending the determination of the Suit, much more when it was even the Itsekiris themselves that took the matter to court.
Now I was not there so I cannot really say whether this was actually what happened or what was said....So what I am reporting is a hearsay and I advise my readers to do their own investigations.
So between myself and Agbamudu Ni WARRI, no one can exactly know who is narrating the Truth or not because we were both not there.
But however these are my Conclusions.
1) The Olu of Warri cited the Delta state Traditional Rulers COUNCIL law Cap T2 of 2006 to buttress his position and I and Agbamudu Ni WARRI, in both of our narrations agreed to this.
2) It therefore means that the Olu believes in the existence of Cap T2 2006 law
3) That Law created Agbarha Kingdom in Warri South LGA as an AUTONOMOUS KINGDOM.....
So the Olu has finally PUBLICLY agreed to the existence of Agbarha Kingdom in Warri South LGA.
4) Section 45 of that law says the Ovie of Agbarha Kingdom is CO EQUAL WITH THE OLU OF WARRI KINGDOM.
5) It means that whatever form of control, assets or liabilities that the Previous Olus exercised over Agbassa territories had been extinguished by that law.
6) The Itsekiris should be reminded that the Olu even challenged that law for almost 30 years but lost at the court of appeal in Asaba in 2023.
7) So the Ovie of Agbarha Warri is a King equal in Status in law with Olu of Warri.
8) To those of us in Wado city if the Courts say that Warri cannot be added to the Title of our king the Ovie of Agbarha Warri, then the Court has emphatically declared that Agbassa, Ogunu, Edjebba, Okurode and Igbudu are not part of Warri Township....So they can choose another name for themselves.... That is a big win for us.
9) But if the court says our king can be addressed as Agbarha Warri king, then Agbarha Warri kingdom will become part of our Wado mega city, the Pan Urhobo mega city.
10) Finally I commend both kings for their Maturity and Peace loving disposition to resolving contentious issues like these.
May they Continue to keep the Peace and may the both of their reigns be long with Good health, may their reigns bring lasting Peace to Warri Township and restore Warri Township to Prosperity in Jesus name.
God bless both kings.
Ataneru Ataneru Ataneru So su tor
Ogiame Suoooooooo
Dr Ejiro Imuere
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