Prince Eroro Emiko, the Olori-Ebi (Head of Family) of the Itsekiri royal family has assumed office as regent of Warri kingdom.
This followed the official announcement of the demise of late Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse II last Saturday by the Itsekiri Traditional Council as well as the unveiling of his successor, the Olu Designate, Prince Godfrey Ikenwole Abiloye Emiko.
The regent, as gathered, will begin to receive visitors from all walks of life in due time.
The Olu Designate of Warri kingdom, Prince Godfrey Ikenwole Abiloye Emiko, it will be recalled, has gone into seclusion immediately after he was unveiled as the 20th Olu of Warri last Saturday September 19.
Secretary, Itsekiri Leaders of Thought (ILT), Mr Edward Ekpoko, said the seclusion was in line with the Itsekiri age-long tradition.
According to Ekpoko, who is also Chairman, Warri Study Group (WSG), “I have been bombarded with media inquiries to meet Olu Designate, Prince Abiloye since he was chosen Saturday. The simple response is that he cannot be reached until passage rites of HRM Atuwatse II, of his predecessor, are concluded.”
Speaking on the seclusion of the Olu Designate, Ekpokpo said, “It is at that point within the next 90 days that his coronation commences that he comes out of seclusion. In his absence, Prince Eroro Emiko, Olori-Ebi of the royal family assumes regent of the kingdom. He will start receiving visitors coming into the royal family in due course.”
Ekpoko also clarified that Chief Yaya Pessu, Ojomo of Warri kingdom, who took the role of Ologbotsere when he broke news of the passage of HRM Atuwatse II and announced his successor, is not the Chief Priest of Iwereland.
According to him, “Neither the Ojomo or Ologbotsere is Chief Priest.
Also note that the last Ologbotsere of Warri kingdom was Chief Ogbemi Newe Rewane and not his sibling, Alfred Rewane as reflected in some reports,” he further clarified.
Meanwhile, the entire Itsekiri sons and daughters are presently in a 90-day mourning of their departed monarch, Ogiame Atuwatse II.
As a result, all forms of conviviality and ceremonies have been put on hold until the late monarch is given a befitting burial.
All Itsekiri sons and daughters have also been enjoined to tie their traditional rappers upside down as a sign of mourning the late Ogiame Atuwatse II.
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