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| Olorogun Elkanah O. Mowarin |
The event was colourful laced in
segments beginning from the prayers, to the ceremonial dressing of the new
Olorogun in traditional clothing with cheers, merriment, drumming and
traditional songs and music, in the background.
Olorogun Elkanah O Mowarin later
left the palace of His Royal Majesty Samson Owherijesu Ogugu, Owherijesu 1, The
Osuivie of Agbarho Kingdom, for the ceremonial walk with some other senior chiefs
around to town. This was to officially show him to the people.
An excited Olorogun Elkanah Mowarin,
later spoke to a cross section of the press.
You
have just been honoured with a chieftaincy title, what do you have to say?
It's a great honour for me
Elkanah….. I have been around in my own small way, running media marketing
business and like they say, while you are doing your thing, some people are
watching. This time around, it happens to be my people of Agbarho kingdom who
had been watching.
I was invited by HRM Samson
Owherijesu Ogugu, who is the Owherijesu 1 of Agbarho kingdom, and honoured with
a senior chieftaincy title of Olorogun. I am now the Ame 1 of Agbarho kingdom.
Against that background, I am to be addressed as High Chief Elkanah O Mowarin
or Olorogun Elkanah O Mowarin, the Ame 1 of Ikweghwu, Agbarho Kingdom.
By virtue of this initiation, I have
been called to the gathering of senior citizens of Agbarho kingdom. It is a
call to higher responsibility, a call to more service to my people, the people
of Agbarho kingdom, and an opportunity to further expand the values, that has
been given to them over the years: an avenue to increase my efforts, to
increase the way I positively affect them in the development of the kingdom.
What
will you say motivated HRM Samson Owherijesu Ogugu, and the people of Agbarho
Kingdom to give you this important title?
From the conversation I had with the
Council of Chiefs and His Royal Majesty, I believe it bothers on my immense
contribution to the growth of the media landscape in Nigeria, with particular
reference to broadcast media. I have been on television with EOM Business
Network for close to 30 years. It has been the longest authoritative and
independently produced business television programme in Nigeria. We have been there week in and week
out. I think that this was recognized.
I have also offered scholarship to
people across Nigeria, regardless of tribe. I have also offered human
development services to people and impacted societies. I have contributed to
the growth of the church, I have contributed to development of mosques, I pay
my taxes and employ people. So, I guess that the combination of all these, and
of course we also tarred a major road in Agbarho which impacted the community. 
Your
message to the people of Agbarho and Nigerians in general?
To the people of Agbarho and
especially to my King, I say a big thank you to HRM Samson Owherijesu Ogugu,
the Owherijesu 1 of Agbarho kingdom. It is indeed humbling to be so honoured
and I know that it is a challenge to greater responsibilities and to Nigerians,
I say thank you for the opportunities that you have given to me in terms of
media marketing, using the platform of EOM Business Network and other ways.
This honour further gives me opportunity to position myself to offer more to
society to Nigeria.
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