Ex-President Olusegun Obasano has knelt in reverence before HRM, Ogiame Atuwatse III, Olu of Warri, when he paid homage to the king at the weekend.
Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko was, on Saturday, August 21 crowned the 21st Olu of Warri at Itsekiri ancestral home, Ode-Itsekiri, and assumed the title; Ogiame Atuwatse III.
Kehinde Akinyemi, Special Assistant on Media to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has explained why his principal knelt before His Royal Majesty, Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III.
He said that Obasanjo did not kneel before the monarch but before the ancient Iwere Kingdom, which dates back to over five centuries.
“He (Obasanjo) went to Warri this (Sunday) morning to pay homage to the new king. It is a traditional institution. He (Ogiame Atuwatse III) is not the one sitting down, it is the institution that is on the throne”.