A group, the Urhobo Peculiar Advocates Organization, UPA, has advised the  Delta  State  government against renaming  Warri  City  as a kingdom.

The group who gave this advice through its national president, Hon. Ochuko Okagbare and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ekure Obaro, in an enlarged meeting of the group held in Ughelli Kingdom Hall, Ughelli North local government area of Delta State while reacting to a publication in a state- newspaper where Warri city was referred to as kingdom, called on the state governor to re-address the issue in order not to mislead the public.

Okagbare had said that during the reign of Chief Mukoro Mowoe, Chief T.E.A Salubi and others as presidents’ generals of Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, that there was never a time Warri was named as kingdom instead of Warri city as popularly known across the country and the world at large.

While advising against any plan to change the name, Warri city to kingdom, Okagbare said the three ethnic nationalities, Urhobo, Ijaw and Itsekiri have been leaving in peace and harmony and no individual, group or government cause quarrel or disunity among the three ethnic groups.