Credit: George Osodi
Contrary to a recent media report, the Otota/Regent of Okere Urhobo kingdom Warri High Chief (Dr.) Willson Omavowan Eboh (JP) has stated that no person has been selected as the Orosuen (traditional ruler) of the kingdom.
Eboh while reacting to the media report in a press briefing at the palace of the Orosuen of Okere Urhobo along Edjemudarho, Okumagba Avenue, Warri noted that there was no time a meeting was held on the selection of an Orosuen at the palace and that it is only the king makers of the kingdom that have the right to select an Orosuen according to the Chieftaincy Declaration of the ancient Urhobo Kingdom just as he listed the surviving king makers of the kingdom to include himself as the Chairman, Chief (Pa) Dr. George Amurun, Chief Dickson Eburu (the oldest person of the kingdom), Professor Paul Okumagba and Bar. Chief Emmanuel Omovie pointing out that it is only a sitting monarch that has the right to appoint king makers and that the selected members of the committee said to have selected a new monarch for the kingdom are not chiefs of the kingdom.
The traditional mouth piece of Okere Urhobo kingdom who pointed out that it was the second time he was addressing the press on the false selection of a monarch in the kingdom, disclosed that the alleged masterminds of the media report failed in their attempt to challenge the Okere Urhobo kingdom Traditional Chieftaincy Declaration in Suit Nos: W/525/2014 and W/197/2012 even as he expressed deep disappointment over the alleged role of the Secretary to the Okere Urhobo Tradtional Council on the matter.
He, however, announced that the programme for the selection of the new Orosuen of Okere Urhobo Kingdom is on and that going by the programme, a new Orosuen of Okere Urhobo kingdom would be presented to the people on Sunday October 22, 2017 to the thunderous applause of Okere Urhobo people that filled the palace hall to capacity.
A copy of the programme of activities of the selection of a new Orosuen of Okere Urhobo Kingdom show that the activities for the exercise have begun since Thursday August 24, 2017 and that it would end on Sunday October 22, 2017 when the selected Orosuen would be presented to the people by the Otota/Regent of the kingdom.
He called on government and indeed the general public to ignore the publication which he described as false and baseless.
The President of Urhobo National Youth Council, Comrade Festus Ogherebuo a onetime youth chairman of Okere Urhobo kingdom and the incumbent chairman of Okere Urhobo Development Movement, Comrade Cyril Eboh in separate chats with journalists after the press briefing, frowned at the attitude of the masterminds of the publication which they noted could cause crisis.
They, however, hailed High Chief Eboh in his wisdom of handling the issue. The press briefing was attended by a galaxy of distinguished personalities in Okere Urhobo kingdom such as High Chief George Amurun who is also the Isierera of Uvwie kingdom, Chief (Sir) Emmanuel Ono Okumagba JP the President General of Okere Urhobo kingdom and the political leader of Warri Urhobo, Chief Bright Okumagba, Bar. (chief) Emmanuel Omovie, Prince Odjuvwu Okumagba, Prince Akpos Okumagba, Hon Jude Igherebuo, Hon Onoriode Okoh, Prince Olodi (son of onetime Orosuen of Okere Urhobo), Godwin Iyara among others.
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