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The 3rd university graduate to ascend the pristine Itsekiri royal stool. by Adeznuru(m): 8:07am On Dec 11, 2015 |
On Saturday December 12, 2015, history will be made as the good people of Itsekiri will be having their 20th Monarch, who incidentally is the 3rd university graduate to ascend the pristine Itsekiri royal stool. Apparently excited by the peaceful completion of a usual pre- coronation traditional ritual circle which every new Olu of Warri is made to undergo before taking full charge of the palace, many commentators are presently of the view that an honorable man with a clear vision to restore the dignity and aspiration of the people of Warri in their transition from a commerce oriented people to the promise of intellectual beacon that the city has evolved to become in modern times. As I post these comments, many worthy Itsekiri sons and daughters, home and in the diaspora have undertaken to throw a civic reception ceremony in honor of the 20th Olu of Warri. The singular event will have all the trappings of a state function, an array of royal fathers, bureaucrats, technocrats, brass-hat politicians, religious leaders, and the moguls in the other professions and businesses as the Executive Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa leads the state entourage to this epoch making occasion. Omoba Ikenwoli Godfrey Emiko, who had gone through a thorough royal tutelage for 90days, is a graduate of Business Administration from the University of Benin, Edo State and reputed to have mentored a number of Itsekiri sons and daughters on the path to stardom. This thorough-bred prince, who will be the 20th Olu of Warri Kingdom, is married and blessed with three children. A man of many parts, Omoba Ikenwoli is a religious, community, professional and business leader. He was chairman, HOSTCOM, Delta State Chapter, and was credited with the legendary achievement of agitating and securing judicious use of the 13% Derivation accruable to the Oil and Gas Producing Communities. In profession and business, Omoba Ikenwoli also distinguished himself. He led his colleagues while in the world class oil services firm, Slumberger Nigeria Limited and also held other professional and administrative positions. As a family man, Omoba Ikenwoli is a caring husband to his regal spouse and a devoted father to his princely children who are fast growing to adulthood. While his affection for his biological children is boundlessly, it is even more noteworthy for his extension of this love to many other children, many of whose parents he does not necessarily even know. He is also a unifying factor within the Emiko Royal family. He was earmarked for the stool at a very tender age, and ascending the throne at this critical point in Itsekiri history, certainly calls for celebration. Specifically, Omoba Ikenwoli is noted for honesty, commitment, compassion, and listening ability. He is knowledgeable and philosophical as many of his utterances relieve the past, pattern the present and define the future. He is a patriotic, conscientious and insightful leader, very selfless and undoubtedly forthright. An outstanding grassroots mobilizer and a very reliable farther-strategist with a knack for courage, perseverance and uncanny analysis, who is loved by all and greatly admired for his transparent and detribalized nature, Omoba Ikenwole remains an epitome of goodwill to all regardless of tribe, age, gender, ethnicity or status in the society. As Omoba Ikenwoli, dons his royal regalia, supported by his Olori and waxes his horsetail this week weekend, shots of dane guns by the community hunters will be heard and the chanting of the eulogy of Ogiame by the ageless traditional drummers will rent the air, conveying the joyful mindset of the people of Itsekiri who are happy to have a new Monarch. As is the Itsekiri tradition on such civil occasions, Chiefs, Princes, the Olu’s blood relations, brothers and sons, and title holders, will line the route to honor the new Monarch and publicly demonstrate their allegiance, as he makes his way to his high seat. Most appropriately, his first civic outing on his coronation day, will showcase the ideal opportunity for the new Olu of Warri to publicly articulate and present to the Itsekiris, national and international communities, his gratitude to his father and long list of ancestor Olus, his vision for the Itsekiri Monarchy; its mission and place in the lives of all Itsekiri people, his view and policy thrusts towards the Nigerian polity, allegiance to the Federal/State Governments, and his message of good neighborliness, friendship and peace. There cannot be any dull moment. A grand parade of gorgeous apparels by the society crème de la crème is expected on Saturday as the Itsekiri ethnic nationality plays host to the MNOCs and those in the vanguard of moving the State and Nation forward. As goodwill messages continue to pour in, I am overjoyed that our incoming Olu holds the promise for peace and unity, and as such all Itsekiri sons and daughters must do well to be more cohesive in this new era. They would do better to concentrate on deepening already existing ties with our fellow Deltans while building new bridges to those we may not necessarily be very close to as of now. While fiercely and unyieldingly protecting Itsekiri interests, we must remain committed to fostering inter-ethnic harmony with our Urhobo, and Ijaw brothers and sisters thus helping the government of the day to engender peace and tranquility needed for the advancement of the state and the nation. Ogiame Suo! …Tidi, is the eldest son of Oritsetimeyin Tidi and the late Princess Roli Emiko of the Royal House of Emiko.
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Re: The 3rd university graduate to ascend the pristine Itsekiri royal stool. by pyyxxaro: 8:09am On Dec 11, 2015 |
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