Encomiums As Olu of Warri, Wife Mark 10th Wedding Anniversary
CHIGOZIE AMADI
It is encomiums galore for the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III and his wife, Olori Atuwatse III, who just marked their 10th wedding anniversary.
In a heart-felt message, the management and staff of Rucotech Integrated Services Nigeria Limited eulogised the monarch and his wife for a memorable 10th wedding anniversary.
Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Edema Collins Oritsetimeyin, in a goodwill message made available to newsmen in Warri, yesterday, expressed delight over the number of years the monarch and his heartthrob have impacted lives through their humanitarian gestures.
“On this special day, we celebrate our benefactor, father, revered monarch, His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III and our Olori Atuwatse III on their 10th wedding anniversary.
The message read in part: “Congratulations on another year of love and laughter. May your love story keep inspiring us all.”
Meanwhile, the wife of the Olu of Warri, Olori Ivie Atuwatse, on her Instagram page, wrote a heartfelt note reminiscing on their beginnings and shared cute photos to mark their union.
The Warri Queen described her marriage to the king as a dream fulfilled. She also recalled casually mentioning that they would be married even as friends.
She expressed gratitude to God for His extension of kindness by giving her a husband who helped in overcoming her fears and anxieties.
“My heart is too full; honestly, words fail to convey the level of gratitude my heart feels not just for 10 years with God’s dream for me (there is no way my limited mind could have dreamed or wished for Atuwatse III.
“He is beyond the man of my dream; he is an answered prayer my spirit released because my experiences could not have fathomed his existence) but for the level of God’s intentionality towards us as a family, which is simply an act of mercy and grace.
“When we were still ‘friends’, I casually mentioned to him that I would instead be married to no one else, and 10 years later, that statement rings more accurate than ever. His kindness, his protection, his faith (my God, his faith!), his faith is our family’s strong tower.
“His love, his love, has delivered me from fears inherited and acquired. A former addict to anxiety, I have been delivered by the steadfastness of his love towards me to trust, to trust that the darkest nights lead to our brightest mornings.
“Truly, he is an extension of God’s love towards me on earth, and I don’t know the kind of prayer I could have prayed to be so blessed. In year 1, I called him supercalifragilisticexpialidocious; it rings truer today than ever! He is a magnificent husband and now father to me.
“I don’t have the words; my heart is too full to convey my level of Thanksgiving; nothing does it justice. To the God that has kept us, I say Baba Uwese!!”, she wrote.
