Since 37-year-old Tsola Emiko was announced as the new Olu of Warri-designate, the Ologbotsere of Warri, one Chief Ayiri Emami, had been everywhere opposing the choice of Emiko, citing different insensible excuses as justification for his position.
First, he dismissed reports that the former Olu of Warri, His Royal Majesty, Ogiame Ikenwoli had joined his ancestors. Two, he predicated this argument on the fact that the person legitimately empowered to announce the passing of the Olu of Warri, was himself being the Ologbotsere, adding that until he did that, then, the announcement was a nullity.
Unfortunately, for a man whose choice as the Ologbotsere was itself controversial and largely opposed by a lot of people, it might have lent credence to why many did not want him as the Ologbotsere, since certain characters may never fit certain offices, no matter how well put together to suit the occasion.
Interestingly, apart from Ayiri, who’s been on a lone journey on this cause, everyone else including the federal government had acknowledged and respected the choice of the chiefs, which of course, leaves Ayiri alone in his journey to nowhere.
Perhaps, he was seeking relevance in the emergence of the new Olu of Warri, which has not only eluded him, but also exposed his hypocrisy. Whatever he was thinking as far as this matter is concerned, the bus long left him at the station. He can as well race to the terminus.
(Thisday)
