When will Olu of Warri, Ayiri Sheath Their Swords?

If you think that the long-drawn rift between Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III and Chief Ayiri Emami is getting over soon, you may be wrong.  The messy fight is now the talk of the town among the people of Warri and the entire Delta State.

Society Watch gathered that the reconciliatory committees that were constituted to resolve the ugly crisis have met with deadlock as the two gladiators have blatantly maintained their stand and refused to sheath their swords and embrace peace. 

Many are aware that Ayiri, who held the Ologbotsere title of Warri Kingdom, has been in a running battle with the Olu since he attained the throne. It was hinted that Ayiri had refused to support the coronation of the king when he was chosen by the kingmakers and vowed to do everything possible to prevent it. Since then the two powerful Warri sons have refused to see eye to eye.

As revealed, many eminent personalities have mediated in the matter that shook the entire kingdom in a battle which our source likened to a fight of two elephants. However, all efforts have proved inefficacious; instead, the fight is getting messier.

It, however, took a complete twist last Sunday when the Royal Majesty installed Chief Oma Eyewuoma with the prestigious title of the new Ologbotsere. As expected, this development did not sink well with Ayiri, he hit the ceiling and vowed a serious showdown with the youthful king. The billionaire businessman claimed that he remains the substantive Ologbotsere of the Warri Kingdom till death, according to the traditional rite.

In his words: “Having held the title of Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, I could not be cajoled with a lesser title of Eyela that was held by my father in the interest of peace.

“You cannot move forward and start going backwards in the interest of peace as such peace can be that of the graveyard and we do not want that.”

Tongues are now wagging over the imbroglio between the two eminent citizens of the kingdom.