The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1 has stressed the need for the Itsekiris and the Yorubas to work together as one people driven by the same history and destiny, that what affects one affects the other.
He said this at the weekend during the visit of royal Warri Chiefs and other Itsekiri leaders to the Alaafin in the ancient Oyo town.
He appreciated the delegation for remembering to visit the home and the land of their ancestors, stressing that the Itsekiri are Yoruba being children of Oduduwa.
“We are bound by blood. What affects you affects the entire Yoruba people. We have the same history, shared fears and aspirations. We need to work together as one people driven by the same history and destiny,” Oba Owoade told the Warri Chiefs.
The Monarch said that apart from the history he knew as a King he had the added advantage of having his National Youth Service, NYSC in Warri Kingdom during which he had first hand information on the culture, heritage and aspirations of Itsekiri land.
The Alaafin said that the Yoruba and Itsekiri need to work together, adding that what affects Itsekiri also affects the entire Yoruba people.
At the palace, a prominent journalist, Adewale Adeoye introduced the delegation led by the Iyasere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Johnson Amatsereuleghe who later introduced other members of the delegation
Those in the entourage were the Egogo Iwere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Barr Robinson Ariyo, the Ogwa or Warri Kingdom,Chief Roland Oritseajafor, the Omotamudieyi of Warri Kingdom Chief Omotolubi Newuwumi and Prince Benson Onuwaje, the Chief Executive Officer, Emirate Logistics whose outfit recently won the Best Security Company in Nigeria Award conferred by the Nigerian Human Rights Community, (NHRC) a coalition of 130 civil society groups across the 36 states of the Federation.
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