Following the announcement of Adeyeye Ogunwusi as the new Ooni of Ife by the Osun state government, the Osun state All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated the people of Ile Ife over the selection of the new king.
Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
Ogunwusi, a real estate magnate was appointed the 51th Ooni of Ife following the death of the former Ooni Oba Okunade Sijuwade at a London clinic on August 10.
In a press statement released by the party’s director of publicity, research and strategy, Kunle Oyatomi, it described the new king as a new era of change.
“We expect the Ooni-designate to drive the traditional institution with similar if not stronger zest and panache that Oba Sijuade deployed to promote culture, especially that of the Yoruba nation throughout the world,” it said.
APC said it expect the new king to to take off from where the late Sijuwade ended his glorious reign as it is looking forward to the eventful reign of the new Ooni.
The Senate president Bukola Saraki, on Monday 26, congratulated the newly selected Ooni of Ife-designate, Prince Adeyeye Ogunwusi and advised him to concentrate on further solidifying the role of the Yoruba people in national unity.
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