Essence magazine, a leading platform that celebrates black excellence and prioritises stories of exceptional women across multi-racial backgrounds has paid homage to African royalty in an exclusive interview with the wife of the Olu of Warri, Olori Atuwatse III.
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In her conversation with accomplished writer and TV producer, Sidra Smith, Olori Atuwatse III gave insight into her background, people, and desired future for the Warri Kingdom.
According to Olori, The Warri Kingdom dates back to the late 15th and early 16th centuries when earlier European settlers arrived and began to interact with the people.
In her words, the people were ‘merchants’ who travelled across countries like Saotome, Angola, Portugal and France among others.
Due to their movements across borders, the Warri people, though small, were able to form trade relations with their foreign counterparts, earning fame for birthing the famous ‘Pidgin’ language which aided communication with their European counterparts.
The Queen Consort noted that this same illustrious spirit evident in the region’s ancestry was still very much alive and the greater story of the Warri kingdom was yet to manifest.
Olori Atuwatse III introspected into her early childhood; her curiosity and zest for learning.
She explai
ned that her early years in Europe transformed her perspective and convinced her that qualitative living was possible anywhere in the world, a conviction she has carried
to date as the mother of Warri Kingdom.
When asked about her present status, Olori stated that enthronement was not a means to amass personal gains but a life-long burden and call to service. In her words, ‘the responsibility of enthronement is a lot...I was absolutely terrified at the thought of
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