Who is Ogou from Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn and what is their importance?

Ogou is the warrior spirit who condenses and represents the lessons of Haitian history. He teaches his people how to live and fight. He also teaches that in one turn of the screw, pride, endurance, and self-assertion can turn into braggadocio, stubbornness and bullying. The main message to learn from Papa Ogou is that while power liberates, it is also capable of betrayal. In no time at all, power can turn upon those who wield it leading to their destruction.