Africa Youth Summit: Ooni of Ife to Speak
The organisers of the Africa Youth Summit has confirmed that Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja Il, the Ooni of Ife will be among the speakers at the summit.
Oba Ogunwusi is a Nigerian monarch from the western part of Nigeria. He is the traditional ruler known as the Ooni, of the Yoruba kingdom of Ile-Ife. He has held his title since 2015.
He is an Associate Accounting Technician and a certified member of the Institute of Directors. He is also a member of the Global Real Estate Institute. He holds a number of honorary doctorate degrees: one in Public Administration from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and another in Law from Igbinedion University.
Oba Ogunwusi is the Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi was selected from amongst several well to do indigenes of Ile-Ife who were also heirs to the throne on 26 October 2015. He received his staff of office on 7 December 2015. He has been described as an ‘astute entrepreneur’ driven by the need to turn impossibilities into possibilities. Oba Ogunwusi is the spiritual leader of the Yoruba people now saddled with the responsibility of making supplications to God and the Òrìṣà on behalf of his tribe and the world at large during annual festivals such as Olojo.
Shortly after his coronation, Ooni Ogunwusi met with the Alaafin of Oyo and by so doing initiated a new era in the history of the Yoruba States. He effectively broke the jinx of institutionalised discord between the thrones that had plagued Ile-Ife and Oyo for decades. The Oba is an advocate for the empowerment and emancipation of women and young people. He has transformed Ile-Ife into a tourist zone, with changes including the beautification, redesign and re-construction of the ancient city. Oba Ogunwusi is also a renowned philanthropist who is committed to humanity and an advocate for the less privileged. He has granted support over the years through the House of Oduduwa Foundation and, recently, through Hopes Alive Initiative.
(NYD/DYTI Media)
