BEVERLY HILLS, September 19, (THEWILL) – The Itsekiri traditional council has named a successor to the Olu of Warri throne after formally confirming the passage of Ogiame Atuwatse II, the previous king that died inside a Lagos hospital on September 4, 2015.
www.thewillnigeria.com was first to report the death of king.
Prince Godfrey Ikenwoli Emiko, the younger brother of the deceased was unveiled to the Itsekiri National Council at a ceremony in Ode-Itsekiri, Saturday by the oldest member of the Olu Advisory Council, Chief Tesigiweno Yahya Pessu.
Pessu also performed the traditional breaking of the calabash, a symbolic age-long tradition confirming the death of their king.
The Olu-designate would be crowned at a formal ceremony to be held at a later date.
