Fayose congratulates Ogunwusi on selection as Ooni‎

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has congratulated the Ooni-elect, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on his selection and appointment as the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Osun State, and prayed that his reign will witness tremendous development and peace in the ancient town. In a message in Ado-Ekiti yesterday through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor said the new Ooni should be courageous, firm and see his appointment as a call to service and to unite the Yoruba race. According to him," Yoruba traditional institutions are sacred and under no circumstance should they be denigrated and I am delighted that the people of Ile-Ife have shown a great example by the peaceful manner the new Ooni emerged. "Though our new Kabiyesi Ooni Ogunwusi is a young man, I pray that God will give him the wisdom of Solomon to pilot the affairs of Ile-Ife well and that the town will live up to expectations as the source of the Yoruba race. "When the late Ooni Adesoji Aderemi passed on, it was as if it would take centuries before Ile-Ife would get another great monarch. But the late Oba Okunade Sijuwade came and took the town to a higher level, it is my belief and prayer that God will help Ooni Ogunwusi to further raised the bar of growth and development in Ile-Ife. Oba Ogunwusi, may your reign be long and peaceful," the governor said.