Ogbe-Ijoh/Warri
traditional ruler is dead
The Ogbe-Ijoh traditional council in Warri South West Local
Government Area of Delta State yesterday announced the demise of the monarch,
His Royal Majesty Pere Amakosu Oduwor III of Ogbe-Ijoh/Warri Kingdom.
A statement by the Fiyeowei (spokesperson) of the kingdom,
Chief Favour Izoukumor, said the monarch, who ascended the throne in 1976 and
was later gazetted in 1979, passed on at the age of 90 years.
He said the late traditional ruler was the third in the
lineage of Oduwor, the first child of Ewein, founder of Ogbe-Ijoh/Warri
Kingdom.
Izoukumor, who made the announcement at the Ogbe-Ijoh/Warri
Kingdom hall yesterday, said, "His passing away is a painful and
unexpected loss. An iroko has fallen. The traditional council and indeed the
entire kingdom are shocked beyond imagination and no words can adequately give
expression to the depth of our grief."
The kingdom's spokesperson described the late monarch as a
very fair and just man whose reign brought peace, progress and development to
Ogbe-Ijoh/Warri.
He further noted that the late monarch was "a man of
tranquillity, who built peace across board", adding that "It was
during his reign that Ogbe-Ijoh town became the headquarters of Warri South
West LGA council."
"We also wish to express our heartfelt condolence to
the entire members of the kingdom for this inestimable loss. God gives, God
takes. Let us take solace in the good name and great deeds he left
behind," the statement added.
It was gathered that the burial of the monarch would take
place three months from the date of announcement, according to the traditional
of the people while a search for his successor would commence after the burial.
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