I will unite Yoruba race

ben adhoc

January 22, 2016 2:51 PM

The Ooni said that God ordained him for the purpose of uniting the Yoruba race and positioning it for brighter future.

The handsome Ooni of Ife

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has pledged to work for the unity and peaceful coexistence of the Yoruba race.

Ogunwusi made the pledge on Thursday night at the celebration of 'Oodua Festival’ held at Oduduwa Square, Ile-Ife.

The Ooni said that God ordained him for the purpose of uniting the Yoruba race and positioning it for brighter future.He stressed that if there was unity among all ethnic groups across the country, the nation’s lost glory would be restored.

Speaking at the ceremony, the factional leader of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Chief Gani Adams, commended Ogunwusi for paying courtesy visit to the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.

Adams said that history would not forget the action of the monarch because such a trip was last done 79 years past, by late Oba Adesoji Aderemi, a former Ooni.

He commended Ogunwusi and Adeyemi for starting the process of unifying the Yoruba race and called on other Yoruba monarchs to take cue from them.

The OPC leader stressed that, with a united voice and purpose the South West region would witness unprecedented development.

Adams also urged the Ooni to turn "Oduduwa Grove’’, "Opa Oranmiyan’’, "Moremi Ajasoro’’, "Oke-Itase’’ and several other sites in the ancient town into global tourists' haven.

He urged corporate Nigeria to invest on tourism, adding that tourism is a tool that will drive foreign capital investment into the nation and create jobs.

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