This is an Interesting Conversation Between the DSS and Olorogun Dr. Ejiro Imuere a prominent Nigerian optometrist, historian, and cultural advocate widely recognized as the driving force behind the Wado City Advocacy movement. ...
''A visit to the DSS....5 years ago.
And so I was invited to the office of the DSS in Effurun some 5 years ago. It was on the same day the Uvwie legislative arm passed a law banning the use of other names on their territory.
DSS officer: What is your name.??
Me: Dr. Imuere Ejiro.
DSS: Do you know anything about a group call WADO city??
Me: Yes, we are an advocacy group, and I am the convener.
DSS: Is it duly registered with the CAC as an NGO??
Me: Yes Sir.
DSS: What is the Purpose of this your group.
Me: To properly advocate that Urhobo territories, that are wrongly called Warri, Simply because they have a close proximity to Warri be changed to WADO city
DSS: Areas like where??
Me: Places like this your office
DSS: You mean that this my office is not Warri??
Me: No sir, this Effurun.
DSS: I know this is Effurun, but this Effurun is an area of her own under Warri city.
Me :No sir that is what we are trying to correct.
DSS: You mean, Effurun is a distinct city of her own??
Me: A different city, a different LGA and a different kingdom.
DSS: So areas that will be changed to Wado city will be which area??
Me: Areas under the Territorial leadership of Urhobo kings.
DSS: Count them,
Me: The whole of this your Uvwie LGA, like Airport road, Enerhen junction.
DSS: You mean Airport road is not Warri??
Me: No Sir
DSS: And Enerhen Junction??
Me: Not Warri
DSS: How about the Airport??
Me: Not Warri
DSS: The Army barracks??
Me: Not Warri
DSS: So where does Warri begin??
Me : Actually Warri begins at Shell Ramp just after Enerhen junction.
DSS: So you mean to tell me too that Enerhen junction is not also in Warri??
Me: Yes it is not.
DSS: Continue
Me: But inside the Warri proper there are 2 Urhobo kingdoms, that we intend to advocate to be added to Wado city because they are Urhobo territories in Warri South LGA and are contingous with it. What I mean is that , they are in Warri Politically but they are not under Warri Kingdom being Governed by HRM the Olu of Warri, they have their own kings.
DSS.: You mean the Olu is not a first class king over all these areas and these other kings in these various places called Warri are lower kings under him??
Me: No sir, we are not even of the same tribe, and that is one of the reasons of our advocacy.
DSS: Which tribe is the Olu??
Me: Itsekiri
DSS: What?? Is the Olu not Urhobo??
Me: No not at all??
DSS: So the King of this Warri is not Urhobo??
Me : No not at all
DSS: This is getting interesting, so where are the Urhobo areas inside this WARRI??
Me: Igbudu, Igbudu market, Agbassa, Federal Government college, Ogunu and Shell Edjeba, Okumagba Avenue, Robinson Plaza, Nursing school, college of education e.t.c
DSS: You mean those places are not Warri??
Me: Presently they are Warri, but since they are under Urhobo kings, and not under the Olu, we seek that they should be added to the WADO CITY, since it is an all Urhobo city.
So where will be called Warri after achieving this your aim??
Me: Ugbori, Ajamogha, Ekurede Itsekiri, Pessu, Ugbuwangue and Ubeji.
DSS: Where are those Places??
Me : Inside of Warri
DSS: Never heard of them until you mentioned them now
Me,: That is one of the reason for our struggle, the king of areas not known to the outside world , is assumed to be the king of places known to the outside world, while the real kings of these places are not known to the Outside world. But Ubeji is behind the refinery.
DSS-... Oh you just reminded me of something, is the Refinery in Warri??
Me: No it is in Ekpan
DSS: And Ekpan is Urhobo??
Me: Yes.
DSS-. This is really revealing, but I must advice you to be very very careful. Make sure you maintain the Peace. Do your advocacy in a non violent manner, be very careful, do not let evil and violent people hijack this advocacy. Some people with you may be prone to violence, don't encourage it. Some violent people may hide under this to cause crisis. Be careful with such.
Meanwhile drop your phone number, we will be inviting from time to time and thank you for opening my eyes to many things as this information will guide me better to understand this terrain.
Me : Thank you Sir.
One love in unity
Dr Ejiro Imuere
And so I was invited to the office of the DSS in Effurun some 5 years ago. It was on the same day the Uvwie legislative arm passed a law banning the use of other names on their territory.
DSS officer: What is your name.??
Me: Dr. Imuere Ejiro.
DSS: Do you know anything about a group call WADO city??
Me: Yes, we are an advocacy group, and I am the convener.
DSS: Is it duly registered with the CAC as an NGO??
Me: Yes Sir.
DSS: What is the Purpose of this your group.
Me: To properly advocate that Urhobo territories, that are wrongly called Warri, Simply because they have a close proximity to Warri be changed to WADO city
DSS: Areas like where??
Me: Places like this your office
DSS: You mean that this my office is not Warri??
Me: No sir, this Effurun.
DSS: I know this is Effurun, but this Effurun is an area of her own under Warri city.
Me :No sir that is what we are trying to correct.
DSS: You mean, Effurun is a distinct city of her own??
Me: A different city, a different LGA and a different kingdom.
DSS: So areas that will be changed to Wado city will be which area??
Me: Areas under the Territorial leadership of Urhobo kings.
DSS: Count them,
Me: The whole of this your Uvwie LGA, like Airport road, Enerhen junction.
DSS: You mean Airport road is not Warri??
Me: No Sir
DSS: And Enerhen Junction??
Me: Not Warri
DSS: How about the Airport??
Me: Not Warri
DSS: The Army barracks??
Me: Not Warri
DSS: So where does Warri begin??
Me : Actually Warri begins at Shell Ramp just after Enerhen junction.
DSS: So you mean to tell me too that Enerhen junction is not also in Warri??
Me: Yes it is not.
DSS: Continue
Me: But inside the Warri proper there are 2 Urhobo kingdoms, that we intend to advocate to be added to Wado city because they are Urhobo territories in Warri South LGA and are contingous with it. What I mean is that , they are in Warri Politically but they are not under Warri Kingdom being Governed by HRM the Olu of Warri, they have their own kings.
DSS.: You mean the Olu is not a first class king over all these areas and these other kings in these various places called Warri are lower kings under him??
Me: No sir, we are not even of the same tribe, and that is one of the reasons of our advocacy.
DSS: Which tribe is the Olu??
Me: Itsekiri
DSS: What?? Is the Olu not Urhobo??
Me: No not at all??
DSS: So the King of this Warri is not Urhobo??
Me : No not at all
DSS: This is getting interesting, so where are the Urhobo areas inside this WARRI??
Me: Igbudu, Igbudu market, Agbassa, Federal Government college, Ogunu and Shell Edjeba, Okumagba Avenue, Robinson Plaza, Nursing school, college of education e.t.c
DSS: You mean those places are not Warri??
Me: Presently they are Warri, but since they are under Urhobo kings, and not under the Olu, we seek that they should be added to the WADO CITY, since it is an all Urhobo city.
So where will be called Warri after achieving this your aim??
Me: Ugbori, Ajamogha, Ekurede Itsekiri, Pessu, Ugbuwangue and Ubeji.
DSS: Where are those Places??
Me : Inside of Warri
DSS: Never heard of them until you mentioned them now
Me,: That is one of the reason for our struggle, the king of areas not known to the outside world , is assumed to be the king of places known to the outside world, while the real kings of these places are not known to the Outside world. But Ubeji is behind the refinery.
DSS-... Oh you just reminded me of something, is the Refinery in Warri??
Me: No it is in Ekpan
DSS: And Ekpan is Urhobo??
Me: Yes.
DSS-. This is really revealing, but I must advice you to be very very careful. Make sure you maintain the Peace. Do your advocacy in a non violent manner, be very careful, do not let evil and violent people hijack this advocacy. Some people with you may be prone to violence, don't encourage it. Some violent people may hide under this to cause crisis. Be careful with such.
Meanwhile drop your phone number, we will be inviting from time to time and thank you for opening my eyes to many things as this information will guide me better to understand this terrain.
Me : Thank you Sir.
One love in unity
Dr Ejiro Imuere
Why urhobo people no dey fine
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