Otuaro joins Jonathan, others to congratulate new Olu of Warri, Emiko

The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barrister Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has joined other top dignitaries in congratulating the new Olu of Warri, Omo Oba, Tsola Emiko on his coronation as the 21st Olu of Warri from a long dynasty that stretches back hundreds of years.

Otuaro noted that Omo Oba, Tsola Emiko family background has placed him in good stead to serve the Itsekiri people with dignity and diligence.

In a congratulatory message personally signed by Barrister Otuaro, he prayed for wisdom and courage for Omo Oba Emiko to defend the rich legacy that comes with the responsibility of being the Olu of Warri kingdom.

The Itsekiri Kingdom, Barrister Otuaro noted was renowned for its rich and colorful history, one that has lasted for hundreds of years.

“The royal stool to which you have been found worthy is a national treasure, an emblem of patriotism, that has produced notable leaders in our country.”

“May your reign be long and fruitful and may it signal a new era of great prosperity for your people,” he concluded.

Earlier in his own congratulatory message, former president Goodluck Jonathan said for Nigeria, Prince Emiko exemplifies all that is good, noble and right in the youth of this nation and his emergence signposts where we must look to for leaders that are capable of ushering this country into the new frontiers where ideas rule and shape the destinies of nations and indeed the world.

“It is hoped that the sharp single-mindedness of his projections into the future will be matched by the requisite energy of implementation, which can itself form a template of development in many of our local communities; this indeed is the hope of all Itsekiris as they herald their new Olu,” he added.

With dramatic equanimity, the crisis surrounding the crowning of the new Olu of Warri, has come to a blissful end as the new Olu of Warri will ascend the throne of forebears, today Saturday, August 21.

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According to impeccable Palace source,  “The Warri Kingdom will play host to the world from the 21st of August 2021 when it celebrates the coronation of a new Olu of Warri.

Son of the 19th Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atunwase II,  Tsola Emiko, was born and bred under the stewardship of the Ginuwa Royal House of the Itsekiris and underwent training in the walk of Princes by his late father.

A Western-educated Masters degree holder, who majored in International Studies & Political Science at the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA and also received an M.Sc. in Management from the same University traces his educational background through the strict boarding school system of the Adesoye College Offa, Kwara State and before that Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Primary School Warri, Delta State.

Upon his return to Nigeria, he worked in several public and private sector enterprises.

The National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Sahara Energy, Shell Nigeria Closed Pension Fund Administrator (SNCFPA) are some of the companies involved across the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry where Prince Emiko spent his early professional life.

Prince Emiko owns and operates Noble Energy Ltd, Corral Curators Ltd and is also on the board of a number of companies, including Ocean Marine Security Ltd, Gulf of Guinea Ltd and Vessellink Nig Ltd.