Olu Of Warri: Palace Counters Chief Amatotsero, Says No Date Fixed For Coronation Of Prince Tsola Emiko

The Palace of Olu of Warri has debunked reports that a date has been fixed for the coronation of Prince Tsola Emike.

A statement by .,…said the coronation of the 21st Olu will take place on the 14th of August, 2021.

A statement by the palace said the earlier announcement purportedly signed by Chief Samuel Amatotsero that August 14 was the day for the coronation of the new Itsekiri monarch has not been approvee by the Palace and the Coronation Central Working Committee.

According to Niger Delta Today, Chief Amatotsero had in the statement said following the meeting of the Coronation CWC approved August 14 as the tentative date for the crowing of the 37-year-old king.

The Chief Amatotsero’s statement, “Following the CWC meeting today (Wednesday), it was announced that the 11th of June 2021 is the official date for the start of the burial of His Majesty Ogiame Ikenwoli and the 14th of August 2021 has been marked as a tentative date for the coronation ceremony of Omoba Prince Tsola Emiko.”

However, a statement on Thursday by the Chairman of Media & Publicity of the Coronation Central Working Committee (CWC), Prince Yemi Emiko, said the Palace has not released dates for the final funeral rites of Ogiame Ikenwoli and coronation of Prince Emiko.

A copy of the statement personally made available to NIGER DELTA TODAY (NDT) Online by Prince Emiko advised journalists to always clarify statements regarding the palace from his office before publishing.

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The statement reads: “The attention of the Palace of the Olu of Warri, and the Coronation Central Working Committee, CWC, has been drawn to a purported statement, announcing dates for both the final burial rites of His Majesty, Ogiame Ikenwoli, and the coronation of Omoba Tsola Emiko, as the 21st Olu of Warri.

“It is hereby stated that the purported dates are fake and do not carry the approval of the CWC, nor the Omoba himself.

“A firm date will be announced in due course, for both ceremonies, at a proper news conference to be addressed by chief Johnson Amatserunleghe, the Iyatsere of Warri, and acting chairman of the Olu’s Advisory Council, the king makers, and only body that has the authority so to do”, the statement read in part.