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Atuwatse II
Olu of Warri
Warri Kingdom
- Title
- Olu of Warri
- Succession
- 19th Olu of Warri
- Reigned
- 1987 – 2015
- Lived
- ? – 2015
- Father
- Erejuwa II
- Children
- Atuwatse III
About
Ogiame Atuwatse II, born Godwin Toritseju Emiko on September 26, 1945, in Ode-Itsekiri, Warri South, Delta State, was the 19th Olu of Warri and paramount leader of the Itsekiri people. A lawyer by profession, he was crowned on May 2, 1987, succeeding his father Erejuwa II, in a ceremony notably attended by Chief Obafemi Awolowo just a week before Awolowo's death. He reigned until his death in Lagos in September 2015 at the age of 70 and was succeeded by his brother Ikenwoli. He received the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) national honour.
Notable facts
- Born Godwin Toritseju Emiko on September 26, 1945, in Ode-Itsekiri, Warri South, Delta State
- 19th Olu of Warri, crowned on May 2, 1987
- Succeeded his father Erejuwa II
- Lawyer by profession; attended University of Lagos, Nigerian Law School, and City of London Polytechnic
- Coronation was the last public event attended by Chief Obafemi Awolowo, who died a week later on May 9, 1987
- Recipient of the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) national honour
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Where Atuwatse fits
Erejuwa II18th Olu of Warri- AAtuwatse II19th Olu of Warri
- IIkenwoli I20th Olu of Warri
