Ten days after his enthronement, the Olu of Warri, His Royal Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, has dissolved all traditional councils, committees and sub-committees across Warri Kingdom.
He announced this via a statement in which he cited Section 25 of the Delta State Traditional Rulers Council and Chiefs Law Capt. 2, Law of Delta State of Nigeria, 2008, to back the decision of the monarch as it regards th custom and tradition of the Itsekiris.
According to the monarch, a revalidation and confirmation exercise will commence September 2, 2021.
The statement read: “I, Ogiame Atuwatse III, hereby, announce, for the information of the general public, the Delta State government and particularly, the Traditional Rulers and Chiefs Committees, the dissolution of all Traditional Councils, Committees, Sub-committees and the scheduled exercise of revalidation/confirmation effective from 2nd day of September 2021.
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“For the avoidance of doubt, the Warri Council of Chiefs, the Olu Advisory Council (Ojoye Ojisan), the Olu-in-Council, all standing adhoc and Sub-committees are dissolved forthwith; the mandatory revalidation/confirmation of Chieftaincy titles shall commence on the 2nd day of September, 2021.
“The timetable for the revalidation and confirmation exercise shall be made available at the Palace Secretariat from the 1st day of September, 2021 and the process of registration of all chieftaincy titles with the prescribed authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 25 of the Delta State Traditional Rulers Council and Chiefs Law (supra) shall follow immediately after the revalidation and confirmation exercise,” the notice stated.
