Spokesman for the Ogiamen family, Monday Wehere, said they installed a new Ogiamen because the family wanted to re-position itself to reclaim what belongs to them.
Wehere said this became necessary as the family has not heard from Ogiamen Osarobo since he left in 1998 and was not sure whether he was still alive.
According to pmnewsnigeria, He explained that the family decided to appoint the next in line as Ogiamen because Ogiamen Osarobo has no child known to the family, hence the reason why they deviated from the traditional ritual of appointing an Ogiamen by primogeniture.
We need to put our house in order. The Ogiamen we have suddenly disappeared and we cannot trace him. If we do not put our house in order, who will renegotiate Ekiokpagha treaty.”
“The whole of us have resolved that Osarobo cannot rule us again. He just disappeared. He has Master Degree in History. He left 1998. He has no child as at the time he left.
“Because of the embarrassment, Ogiamen title has been moved to another lineage. Prince [Osemwengie] is a direct scion of Ogiamen. Osarobo cannot come to this palace again. It took us five hours to install the new Ogiamen. The head of the family pronounced that he (Osarobo) is dead,” Wehere said.
