Delta State Governor, Sherriff Oborevwori will on Thursday, present the staff of office to the traditional ruler of Irri Clan, Simon Wajutome Odhomo, Igbogidi I.
In a statement issued by the Directorate of Chieftaincy Affairs in Asaba, the event will hold at the Irri Primary School by 10:00am on the fixed date.
The statement signed on behalf of the Deputy Governor, Monday Onyeme by the Permanent Secretary of the Directorate, Mr. Henry Demesi, urged the Irri community and the chairman, Isoko South Local Government Council to be prepared for the epoch -making event.
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Meanwhile, the Irri Council of Chiefs has enjoined all Irri sons and daughters, both home and in Diaspora to turn out en masse for the event.
They also urged the Irri people to disregard those peddling unfounded information about the existence of a frivolous claimant to the Irri throne.
The Irri Council of Chiefs affirmed that the new Odiologbo of Irri Clan, Odhomo, is the authentic monarch who has fulfilled all the traditional and cultural rites, in accordance with the extant laws as approved by state government.
