Olu of Warri (left) receiving Emir of Zaria in Warri Thursday 30 Nov 2023
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.
