The Olu of Warri, his Royal Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III said that

visits between members of different ethnic groups, especially their

leaders, would help unify the country. He said this while welcoming

the Emir of Zazzau (Zaria) His Royal Majesty, Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Baalli

to his home in Warri, Delta state, on Thursday, November 30th, 2023.

The Olu said he was especially happy to play host to such a rare

visitor to Delta state, because such visits between other highly

regarded monarchs have not been common. He said that Nigeria would

profit when such visits among both the leaders and the ordinary

citizens become commonplace because such visits would help Nigerians

to further understand and appreciate members of the other ethnic

groups. The understanding gained from such visits, he said, would help

make Nigeria a more peaceful and more united country as people would

appreciate the unity in diversity among the members of Nigeria’s

various ethnic groups.

The Emir of Zaria, who will be conferred with an honorary degree of

Doctor of Public Affairs by the Western Delta University (WDU),

Oghara, Ethiope West LGA, Delta state on Saturday 2/12/2023, arrived

the Osubi Airport, near Warri, in the early afternoon of Thursday. His

first port of call in the state was at the palace of the Olu of Warri,

who received him affectionately in his personal home. The two hugely

respected traditional leaders conferred amicably for over an hour.

After the initial pleasantries, the Emir of Zaria explained that he

was in Delta state to receive an honorary degree award from Western

Delta University. He said that he saw it wholesome to call on the Olu

of Warri and so came to him straight from the Airport.

The Olu welcomed the august visitor warmly, through the presentation

of kola nuts and “wedging” those kola nuts with money in the true

spirit and tradition of the Itsekiri and their neighbours. The Olu

prayed for God’s blessings on the Emir of Zaria all through his visit

to Delta state, during the WDU convocation ceremonies, and wished him

a safe trip back to his domain.

the Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, CFR will be conferred

with the degree of Doctor of Public Affairs tomorrow, Saturday 2nd

November 2023. The Emir ascended the throne after posting remarkable

successes as a lawyer, banker and diplomat. He is a former Nigerian

Ambassador to Thailand with concurrent accreditation to Myanmar, and

the current 19th Fulani Emir of Zazzau, the Zaria Emirate Council, in

Kaduna state. He is the first Emir from the Mallawa ruling house to be

enthroned in a century after the dethronement of his grandfather, Emir

Alu Dan Sidi in 1920.

The Olu of Warri is a serial entrepreneur; he founded Noble Nigeria

and Coral Curator businesses and he is the Chairman of Ocean Marine

Security and a Director at Gulf of Guinea and Vessellink Nig. His

reign as Olu of Warri started 21 August 2021.