Such reversal of circumstance is of course easy to explain as several historical precedents abound top do so.
THE ONOJIE PALACE AND GOVERMENT.
Present knowledge of history of UROMI KINGDOM tend to the place of emphasis on the activities of the kings as well as those associated with royalty. This is understandable as the king was bulb around whom activities revolved. But this is not to imply that the people do not have a history, beyond the activities of their king. Event and occurrence and the need to recognize and remember them is an attribute typical in Uromi. We find this in the way a child is named in Uromi. Even more institutionalized formation such as traditional administration and judicial system derived from the valor and greatest of the society. For example, Uromi was divided into three word or division, 1st was Okhiode division, 2nd Obiyon and 3rd Obera. Interestingly, this division were names of regiments in a war situation.
In traditional Uromi society, the Onojie king was the supreme head of the kingdom. A large retina of official down to the ward level assisted him. In built in the system were service and reward possibilities. Sometimes it is argue that the Onojie had too much privileges and right in the society, to the extent that his position was intimidating to the people. For example, the Onojie is entitled to choice portions of game products, e.g. leg of cow with it skin, all elephant tusks two legs and the neck of pigs; benefit of farm products, etc.
Much as the Onojie extortion may be pursued with vigor, it should be noted that the Onojie in traditional society brought succor to the afflicted, protection to the abandoned and hope to the neglected. After all, when a man died without any relatives to take his properties, rather than allow rancor, and disenchantment to persist, the Onojie will made peace and ensure respectability to the deceased by taking all his properties, but without his liabilities.
