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LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba has sacked the traditional ruler Oghara Kingdom, in Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state, Chief Noble Eshemitan.

The Court, Presided over by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Theresa Diai, declared that the nomination and selection as well as the installation of Eshemitan and his subsequent presentation of staff of office was ” Ultra vires” invalid, unlawful, wrongful, defective, null and void and of no effect whatsoever and, therefore, granted an order compelling him to refund all salaries and emoluments received from Delta State Government or any of its agencies as the Ovie of Oghara Kingdom.

In a suit marked HCH 23 / 2012, Chief Jumi Evughe, Chief Maculey Akpurhi, had approached the Court to nullify the selection and installation of Eshemitan as Ovie of Oghara Kingdom, and to declare Akpurhi as the lawful nominated and selected Candidate to fill the vacant stool.

The suit listed Eshemitan, Chief Christopher Erijitomah, Governor of Delta State, Attorney General of the State and five others as defendants.

But in their amended statement of claims, the Claimants had prayed the court to grant an order declaring the installation and presentation of staff of office to Akpurhi as the rightful Ovie of Oghara Kingdom “having been selected and nominated by Ovie Quarter and Community of Ogharefe sub clan whose turn it is to select, nominate and present the candidate for the vacant stool of Ovie of Oghara Kingdom”.

However, in a statement of defense and counter claim, Erijitomah urged the court to perpetually restrain Eshemitan other from Parading themselves as Ovie of Oghara Kingdom or Ovie Elect of Oghara Kingdom and recognise his Crowning and installation as Ovie of Oghara Kingdom on August 4th 2012 as legal and lawful and in accordance with the native law and customs of the people of Oghara Kingdom.

Delivering a 28-page judgement, Justice Theresa Diai held that neither Eshemitan nor Erijitomah could be declared the rightful Candidate to fill the vacant stool of Ovie of Oghara Kingdom because none of them was duly selected and nominated by the ovade Community whose turn it is to produce the Ovie of Oghara Kingdom.

The Court, therefore, set aside the presentation of staff of office and recognition of Eshemitan as Ovie of Oghara Kingdom by the Delta State Government under Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan and ordered that Eshemitan should refund all salaries and emoluments received from the state government or any of its agencies as Ovie of Oghara Kingdom.

Ukeri R’ Urhobo (Urhobo Numerals) from 1- 1,000,000
1 = Ovo
2 = Ive
3= Erha
4 = Ene
5 = Iyorin
6 = Esan
7 = Ighwre
8 = Erenre
9 = Irhirin
10 = Ihwe
11 = Ihwegbovo/ Ihweovo
12 = Ihwegbive/ Ihwive
13 = Ihwegberha/Ihwerha
14 = Ihwegbene/Ihwene
15 = Ihwegbiyorin/Ihwiorin
16 = Ihwegbesan
17 = Ihwegbighwre
18 = Ihwegberenre
19 = Ihwegbirhirin
20 = Uje
30 = Ogban
40 = Ujuve
50 = Ujuvegbihwe
60 = Ujorha
70 = Ujorhagbihwe
80 = Ujone
90 = Ujonegbihwe
100 = Ujorin
110 = Ujoringbihwe
120 = Ujosan
130 = Ujosangbiihwe
140 = Ujughwre
150 = Ujughwre gbi ihwe
160 = Ujorenren
170 = Ujorenren gbi ihwe
180 = Ujurhirin
190 = Ujurhirin gbi ihwe
200 = Ujorin ive / Uri
300 = Ujorin erha
400 = Ujorin ene
500 = Ujorin iyorin
600 = Ujorin esan
700 = Ujorin ighwre
800 = Ujorin erenren
900 = Ujorin irhirin
1,000 = Uriorin
2,000 = Uriorin ive
3,000 = Uriorin erha
4,000 = Uriorin ene
5,000 = Uriorin iyorin
6,000 = Uriorin esan
7,000 = Uriorin ighwre
8,000 = Uriorin erenren
9,000 = Uriorin irhirin
10,000 = Uriorin ihwe
20,000 = Uriorin uje
30,000 = Uriorin ogban
40,000 = Uriorin ujuve
50,000 = Uriorin ujuvegbihwe
60,000 = Uriorin ujorha
70,000 = Uriorin ujorhagbihwe
80,000 = Uriorin ujone
90,000 = Uriorin ujonegbihwe
100,000 = Odu
200,000 =Odu ive
300,000 = Odu erha
400,000 = Odu ene
500,000 = Odu iyorin
600,000 = Odu esan
700,000 = Odu ighwre
800,000 = Odu erenren
900,000 = Odu irhirin
1,000,000 = Ododuru / OdudurinTeach yourself, friends and family the dynamic Urhobo language.URHOBO LANGUAGE MUST NOT GO INTO EXTINCTION. Urhobo Wadooo!!!

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