Buhari Urges Ooni-designate to Use His Position to Promote Peace

Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the 51st Ooni of Ife

 President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi who emerged as the 51st Ooni of Ife and successor to the late Oba Okunade Sijuwade to use his office and position to promote peace not only in Yorubaland but throughout Nigeria.

Buhari, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, rejoiced with Adeyeye on his
nomination  as  Ooni by the kingmakers of Ife  after a keenly contested but peaceful selection process, and confirmation on Tuesday by Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State.

As he prepared to begin the rites of ascension to the revered throne of his great ancestors, Buhari urged the Ooni-designate  to commit himself to carrying all his subjects along to a new era of peace, stability and progress in Ife, Yorubaland and Nigeria as a whole.

The president  called on Adeyeye to be prepared to put  his new position as Ooni and principal custodian of the rich cultural heritage and traditions of the Yorubas to good use in the service of his people and country.  

Buhari also called on the Ooni-designate to dedicate himself to building on, and surpassing the worthy legacies of his much-acclaimed predecessor, Oba Sijuwade, and working with government and other traditional rulers across the country to foster greater harmony, peaceful co-existence and faster socio-economic development of his people and all Nigerians.

 

credit; Thisday news