Ooni with Alafin Oyo |
The Ooni
of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II yesterday laid an unprecedented
achievement in the history of Yoruba race as he paid an unscheduled visit to
Alaafin Of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi at his palace to join him in
celebrating his 45th coronation anniversary on the throne.
Speaking
at the thanksgiving service to commemorate the anniversary, Oba Ogunwusi though
uninvited emphasized that his agenda, is to unify all Yoruba sons and daughters
all over the world.
Oba
Ogunwusi, in his quest to unite Yoruba nations said, “I am here today, though
not invited, but as the Arole Oduduwa, the onus is on me to felicitate with all
sons and daughters wherever they are and to show my solidarity for them.
“I am
ready to damn any consequences or insinuations from anywhere; my mission here
is to preach peace among nations of Yoruba both home and abroad and I am ready
to work with Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Olayiwola Adeyemi to project the unity and
love which existed in days of our forefathers.”
The Ooni,
who was accompanied to the 45th thanksgiving service of Alaafin by over 100
monarchs across Yoruba land, said with the support of all obas in Yoruba land,
there will be unity in Nigeria and by extension the world.
“Oduduwa is father of all nations and his spirit abides by all us as the symbol of the progenitor,” he noted.
Earlier
in his speech, Oba Olayiwola Adeyemi, who expressed joy with the presence of
the Ooni and all other Yoruba Obas, maintained that if every monarch in the
Yoruba unite, there will be tremendous progress in Nigeria.
He said:
“This special visit was done last in March 1937, that was the first time the
kings in Yorubaland met in Oyo town and today history was made with the visit
of Arole Oodua, Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II and I feel delighted to host you and
to reassure you that I will be ready to work with you.
“I had a
cordial relationship with Ooni Adesoji Aderemi and I did not want to relent my
bound with any Ooni of Ife that assumed the post but everybody has his own
little differences.”
The
Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Rt, Rev, Titus Ilori Omoniyi, emphasized that the unity
among Yoruba nation will bring progress and development and this will leads to
unprecedented progress to all nations.
Among the
royal fathers that accompanied the Ooni were; Orangun of Ila, Ajero of Ijero,
Timi of Ede, Olu of Yewa, Alara of Aramoko, Oore of Otun, Alayemore of Efon
Alaye, among others.
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