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Afenifere accuses Police of foul play in its handling of Ile-Ife communal clash

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The pan-Yoruba socio political group, Afenifere, has accused the leadership of the police of being sectional in its approach to the crisis that erupted in Ile Ife, Osun State, between the Yoruba and Hausa Fulani ethnic group.

The group at the end of its monthly meeting in Akure, Ondo State capital, yesterday condemned the action of the police, especially the arrest of 20 Yoruba people. The group accused police of bias in the way they handled the matter.

It stressed that those arrested by the police over the crisis have been ridiculed, harassed and coerced while there was no single Hausa Fulani among those arrested and paraded at Abuja.

“We condemn unequivocally the attempts being made by the police high command to intimidate, harass, coerce, ridicule and dehumanize Yoruba elements in Ile Ife, who have been called suspects and who were arrested at Ile Ife.’’

But the group maintained that, “Those that have been criminalised by the police have not committed any treasonable felony or accused of any financial crime to warrant the Federal Government taking over the case and possible trial and eventual arraignment before the Federal High Court.

The group called on the police authorities to desist from adding ethnic colouration to the crisis.

 

Source: The Guardian

Ile Ife Crisis: Police Parade 20 Suspects, Release 18 Others

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The Police have paraded 20 persons suspected to be masterminds of the March 8 crisis that rocked Ile Ife in Osun State, which took the lives of 46 persons.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, during a news conference in Abuja, announced that 18 other persons have been released for lack of evidence against them.

He, however, noted that the 20 suspects would be arraigned in court as soon as investigations were concluded.

In a statement issued by the Police spokesman on Monday, the details of the suspects released and those indicted were revealed as follows:

S/NO.
NAME OF SUSPECT
DATE ARRESTED
PLACE OF ARREST
EXHIBIT RECOVE-RED
COMMENT
RECOMMENDATION
i.
ELUWOLE  AKEEM AKA (ESCORT)
16/3/2017
IBADAN OYO STATE
NIL
HUSBAND OF KUBURAT WHOSE REACTION GENERATED THE CRISIS
TO BE PROSECUTED
ii.
ELUWOLE KUBURAT
16/3/2017
IBADAN OYO STATE
NIL
THE WOMAN THAT CAUSED THE CRISIS, SHE SLAPPED THE VICTIM FIRST
TO BE PROSECUTED
iii.
AYOOLA ABIMBOLA
16/3/2017
LAGOS STATE
NIL
RAN FROM ILE-IFE TO LAGOS TO TAKE REFUGE .
TO BE PROSECUTED
iv.
BELLO WAHAB
16/3/2017
LAGOS  STATE
NIL
RAN FROM ILE-IFE TO LAGOS TO TAKE REFUGE
TO BE PROSECUTED
v.
PROPHET TAIWO FAKUWAJO
13/3/2017
SABO, ILE-IFE
NIL
WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE SHOT DEAD ONE SULEIMAN (DEAD BODY IDENTIFIED)
TO BE PROSECUTED
vi.
OBA ADEMOLA ADEMILUYI
8/3/2017
IPETU MODU CLOSE TO IFE
NIL
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARK WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE LED THE HOODLUMS TO THE SCENE OF THE CRISIS
TO BE PROSECUTED
vii.
ADEMOLA OLAIDE
8/3/2017
SCENE OF CRIME
NIL
ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION
RELEASED
viii.
ADEJUBA DAMILARE
8/3/2017
SCENE OF CRIME
NIL
ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION
 RELEASED
ix.
ADEWOYIN SAHEED
8/3/2017
SCENE OF CRIME
NIL
ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION
 RELEASED
x.
AKINDOYIN OLAWOLE
8/3/2017
SCENE OF CRIME
NIL
ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION
 RELEASED
xi.
AKOBI OLATUNJI
8/3/2017
SCENE OF CRIME
NIL
ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION
 RELEASED
xii.
IBRAHIM YINUSA
8/3/2017
SCENE OF CRIME
NIL
ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION
RELEASED
xiii.
IBRAHIM YAHUSA
8/3/2017
SCENE OF CRIME
NILL
ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION
RELEASED
xiv.
SHEHU NURA
8/3/2017
SCENE OF CRIME
NIL
ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION
RELEASED
xv.
SURAJU MAIJEGA
8/3/2017
SCENE OF CRIME
NIL
ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION
RELEASED
xvi.
INUWA AMINU
8/3/2017
SCENE OF CRIME
NIL
ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION
RELEASED
xvii.
UMAR ISIAKA
8/3/2017
SCENE OF CRIME
NIL
ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION
RELEASED
xviii.
AMINU UMARU
8/3/2017
SCENE OF CRIME
NIL
ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION
RELEASED
xix.
AWOFESONBI ADEWALE
8/3/2017
SCENE OF CRIME
NIL
ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION
RELEASED
xx.
PETER OMISOPE
11/3/2017
HIS RESIDENCE
NIL
A CRIPPLE ALLEGED TO BE THE POINTER IDENTIFYING THE VICTIMS’ HOUSES AND SHOPS TO BE VANDALISED AND BURNT
TO BE PROSECUTED
xxi.
ADEFISAN ISAAC
11/3/2017
HIS RESIDENCE
NIL
HE WAS IDENTIFIED BY ONE OF THE SUSPECTS BY NAME PETER OMISOPE AS ONE Of THE ASSILANTS
TO BE PROSECUTED
xxii.
ADELEKAN KEHINDE
11/3/2017
AGBEDE CLOSE TO THE SCENE OF CRIME
2 AXES
EVEN THOUGH HE DENIED PARTICIPATING IN THE FIGHT, HE COULD NOT GIVE SATIFACTORY REASON WHAT HE WAS  DOING WITH THE AXES FOUND ON HIM
TO BE PROSECUTED
xxiii.
ELUFISAN AKINTOYE
11/3/2017
ARRESTED IN THE SAME ROOM WITH ADELEKAN
SAME AS NO 22 ABOVE
EVEN THOUGH HE DENIED PARTICIPATING IN THE FIGHT, HE COULD NOT GIVE SATIFACTORY REASON WHAT HE WAS  DOING WITH THE AXES FOUND ON HIM
TO BE PROSECUTED
xxiv.
OMISANMI ISAAC
11/3/2017
ARRESTED IN THE SAME ROOM WITH ADELEKAN
SAME AS NO 22 ABOVE
WAS ARRESTED IN THE ROOM WHERE THE 2 AXES WERE FOUND.
TO BE PROSECUTED
xxv.
OLANREWAJU DANIEL & SEYI AKINYOMBO
11/3/2017
RESIDENCE
A BAJAJ M/CYCLE
A BAJAJ M/CYCLE RECOVERED FROM HIM BELONGS TO ONE OF THE VICTIMS KILLED IN THE CRISIS
TO BE PROSECUTED
xxvi.
ADEJUBE MONDAY
11/3/2017
RESIDENT
SAME AS NO 24 ABOVE
ARRESTED IN THE SAME ROOM WITH OLANREWAJU
TO BE PROSECUTED
xxvii.
OLANREWAJU ADEBAYO
11/3/2017
ARRESTED AT ILARE
A ROLL OF GOLDEN PENNY SPERGETTI
A ROLL OF GOLDEN PENNY SPERGETTI SUSPECTED TO BE PART OF THE STOLEN ITEM FROM THE SCENE OF CRIME
TO BE PROSECUTED
xxviii.
AKANBI ADEYINKA
11/3/2017
ARRESTED AT ILARE
CONNECTED WITH NO 26 ABOVE
CONNECTED WITH NO 26 ABOVE
TO BE PROSECUTED
xxix.
OBIMAKINDE SAMUEL
11/3/2017
ARRESTED AT AGBEDDE
NIL
WAS FOUND WITH A FRESH CUT ON HIS HEAD SUSPECTED TO BE HAVE BEEN  INFLICTED ON HIM DURING THE  CRISIS.
TO BE PROSECUTED
xxx.
ALH. ZAKARIYAU ABDULAYEKINI
11/3/2017
MOORE DIVISION
A KNIFE
ALLEGED TO HAVE LED SOME HOODLUMS TO KILL VICTIMS
TO BE PROSECUTED
xxxi.
BAMIDELE ELUSANMI
11/3/2017
ARRESTED AT ILARE
FOOD STUFFS
STOLEN ITEMS FROM THE SCENE OF CRIME FOUND IN HIS POSESSION
TO BE PROSCUTED
xxxii.
JIMOH SAKIRU
11/3/2017
ARRESTED AT ILARE
THREE AXES, TWO M/CYCLES, TWO STANDING FANS, TWO COOKING GAS CYLINDERS & FOOD STUFFS, SOWING MACHINE, CLOTHES, ETC.
STOLEN ITEMS FROM THE SCENE OF CRIME FOUND IN HIS POSSESSION
TO BE PROSECUTED
xxxiii
RASAQ ISAH
11/3/2017
ARRESTED AT SABO MARKET
NIL
ASIDE FROM BEING ARRESTED AT THE SCENE, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION
RELEASED
xxxiv
CLEMENT KEHINDE
11/3/2017
ODUDUWA STREET ILE-IFE
NIL
IDENTIFIED BY VICTIMS LEADERS TO HAVE PARTICIPATED
TO BE PROSECUTED
xxxv
USMAN WASIU
11/3//2017
NIL
NO EVIDENCE LINKING HIM
RELEASED
xxvi
CHUKWUMA NWAFOR
11/3/2017
NIL
NO EVIDENCE LINKING HIM
RELEASED
xxxvii
RASAQ OYEWOLE
11/3/2017
NIL
NO EVIDENCE LINKING HIM
 RELEASED
xxxviii
OJO TAJUDEEN
9/3/2017
NIL
ARRESTED AT THE SCENE BUT FOUND NOT TO BE INVOLVED
 RELEASED

Ethnic Clash: Businesses, offices, others resume normal activities in Ile-Ife

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Normal commercial activities resumed on Monday in Ile-Ife in Osun, after a clash between the indigenes and the Hausas, which restricted the movement of many people for about two weeks.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that doors of banks as well as government offices, including shops and offices, which were locked since Wednesday, March 8, had been opened.

Everybody, including civil servants, now moved freely without being challenged by security agencies, as most barricades on the roads had been removed.

The situation was calm in Sabo and Lagere areas of the town where the crisis erupted.

The Hausas had resumed their businesses as usual with people moving freely around Sabo and Lagere areas.

The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Ile-Ife, Isiaka Olatunbosun, said that his members were back to their commercial duty posts fully.

Mr. Olatunbosun appealed to all to “give peace a chance’’ across the city.

According to him, there is no gain in violence, as violence will disrupt the development of the town.

The Otun Babaloja of Ife Central, Jimoh Odeyemi, said the turnout of traders in the major market (Oja-Tuntun) was impressive, compared to the low turnout of traders and buyers recorded on Friday, March 17.

He commended the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni-In-Council and the state government for their efforts in bringing the crisis to an end and for re-opening markets for commercial activities to fully resume.

Also, the Otun Iyaloja, Ife Central, Falilat Lawal, called on the people to maintain peaceful coexistence.

Mrs. Lawal said that there was no disparity between the Hausas and the Yorubas, “for both had been living peacefully together for almost 200 years without violence’’.

She confirmed that peace had returned to the city and assured buyers and sellers to come to market for patronage.

Saheed Lawal, a Computer Operator at Lagere area, could not hide his feeling.

He appreciated God and the stakeholders who intervened in the crisis.

“I am not an Ife Indigene but I am from Ede. I was born in Ile-Ife. Ife people are loving, caring and accommodating, I strongly believe that the crisis emanated from the devil.

“For complete 13 days, I stayed indoor. I did not find it easy,

“I appeal to the people to exercise patience and allow dialogue rather than violence,’’ he said.

Titilayo Osotimehin, the Coordinating Director Osun-East Education District Office, Ile-Ife, told NAN that both public and private schools closed down due to Ife/Hausa crisis would be opened on Tuesday, March 21.

 

Source: NAN

IFE CRISIS: Law must prevail – Osun HOA Speaker

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Ile Ife, the cradle of Yoruba civilization was in the news for wrong reason few days ago, and it saddens me that the state of Osun which has hitherto witnessed peace and harmony would be reported to be in the news for flashpoint. It is quite embarrassing, and the pathetic situation calls for our deliberation with a view to preventing such ugly scenario in the future.
Let me commend Governor Rauf Aregbesola for his swift action which resulted to curfew and restoration of normalcy, and I hail the Great Ooni Ogunwusi for not only making his palace accessible to the Hausas, but also rose to the occasion while the fracas lasted. I must say that Kabiesi displayed the high sense of Yoruba value and tradition in handling the matter, to the extent that the Hausa people who fled to the palace were accommodated and secured.
I could understand that people, particularly of different tongues and traditions could differ on issues, and I must admit that the beauty of humanity is to treat our differences with respect and in the spirit of brotherliness, and that is who we are in Yoruba land, and that is what humanity demands from others who chose to cohabit with us. Besides, we belong to the same nation, and we are answerable to the same status-citizens of Nigeria. So, I could not find reason for a fight over issues that could be resolved by the law or traditional authority in the city.
It is a sad development, because people lost their lives in the fight, and any fracas that results to loss of lives should be seen as condemnable, for sanctity of life is an inalienable right of all manner of people, whether they speak our language or not. So, for desecrating the right to life, the hoodlums who unleashed terror in Ile Ife has challenged the essence of our constitution, and called to question the existential value of institutions of government, and that must be the basis for our action from this parliament.
I am of opinion that this parliament must constitute a fact finding committee that would investigate the crisis and report with recommendations to this assembly, for the following reasons:
1.    To determine whether it was interethnic clash between Yoruba and Hausa communities living in Sabo, Ile Ife;
2.    To determine whether some hoodlums seized the misunderstanding of some individuals to drag the entire city into chaos;
3.    To determine how swift the response of our security agencies before, during and after the mayhem;
4.    To determine whether the normalcy we have in that area now is real, or tentative; and
5.    To determine causes and effect of the interethnic relationship in the city of Ile Ife.
This parliament has assumed the role of mediator in so many crises, between the organs or branches of government; we have mediated between government and labour in the recent past, and we have settled issues for many groups like farmers and loggers. In that wise, we are in better position to do this one too, and we must not shirk our responsibility on it.
We could not tolerate lawlessness as lawgivers, and we will not subscribe to unruly behaviour of some unscrupulous people who trade in causing disharmony and chaos, and our response this time would send a signal to people with evil intention that we are state with rule of law.

Pandemonium as Hausa, Yoruba traders clash in Ile-Ife.

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At least five people have been killed in a clash between Yoruba and Hausa traders in the Sabo area of Ile-Ife in Osun state.

A resident of the ancient city told TheCable that the situation started on Tuesday, but escalated on Wednesday morning.

Adeyeye Ogunwusi, ooni of Ife, reportedly intervened through seeking the assistance of security operatives.

The security agents deployed in the town were said to have foiled an attempt of aggrieved Yoruba residents to gain access into Sabo community, which is predominantly occupied by Hausa people.

The angry mob then stormed Lagere, a neighbouring community, and attacked Hausa traders there.

A witness said security agents found it difficult to control the rampaging mob.

Many have fled Ife as a result of the crisis, which has also led to the destruction of property worth millions of naira.

Some of the persons who sustained injuries have been taken to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH) for medical attention.

The cause of the clash is not yet known.

 

Source: The Cable

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Iyiola Omisore: “How can I be in Ile-Ife and kill Bola Ige in Ibadan?”

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Iyiola Omisore, former deputy governor of Osun state, says the government has been begging him for falsely accusing him of killing Bola Ige, former attorney-general of the federation.

Omisore said his ordeal began in December 2001 when he was accused of involvement in the murder, and that he was subsequently impeached as deputy governor.

He said he had been discharged and acquitted in the case, and government had been begging him over charges of malicious  prosecution.

“When we were framed up that we killed Bola Ige, we thought it was a joke. How can somebody be in Ife and kill somebody in Ibadan? It was later they confessed that it was for politics,” he said in an interview.

“That was why I sued Oyo state government for N2 billion over malicious prosecution.

“We are still in court. They are dodging and begging me now. The judgement was very clear that we had no business in court at all.”

AD STARTED IN MY SUITE IN ABUJA WITH BOLA IGE AND ADESANYA  

“We started AD. I was one of the persons funding AD in 1998. The party was formed in my suite at Nicon Hilton, Abuja. There is hardly any politician in the south-west that brought resources to politics than I did. I came into politics with my resources, wealth of experience, everything I had.”

“Omisore is more of a professional engineer, a technocrat. I have made more impact in engineering than any politician you can think of in this country today. I stand to be corrected. They want to kill that aspect of my life and play up politics.”

“Omisore’s political adventure follows a tradition that goes back to his background.

“We are the main Afenifere. We go to Owo every month. I am a man of history. My grandfather was part of Egbe Omo Oduduwa in 1941.

“So I am a part of that history. We were traditionally UPN (Unity Party of Nigeria) in the family. When it came to the time of AD, we were the ones doing Afenifere and AD together. It was Kofo Bucknor Akerele and I that gave it AD.

“We left PDP, that we were not joining them, to register another party. By the time we got to the INEC office, they had taken all the AAs. We wanted to have AA, AB, or AC. We wanted our name in front on the ballot. We wanted to tell voters, ‘Vote for number one.’ That was the idea behind AD.

“Chief Bola Ige, Baba Adesanya, and others said we should go and collect form. By the time we got there, the names given to us had already been taken. We said, let us take AD then, and we brought it back to them.”

Ark Of Noah, Tower Of Babel Are In Ile-Ife, Says Unconfirmed Twitter Handle Of OOni

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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has disclosed that the Ark of Noah and Tower of Babel are in Ile-Ife.

This was disclosed in an unconfirmed twitter handle of the Ooni. The handle, @OoniAdimulaIfe, though not verified, is known for tweeting activities of the king.

Ooni Begins Free Health Service For People Of Ile-Ife

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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has launched a free health service scheme for the people of Ile Ife.

 

 

Ogunwusi urged the people of the town to make good use of the free health care services, saying that development cannot thrive in a town that has health challenges.

 

 

The monarch has also inaugurated seven commuter buses to ease transportation problems of the people of Ile Ife and its environs. The monarch, who partnered with Olofin Micro Finance Bank, Ile Ife, inaugurated the coastal buses, worth N56m which were assembled by Leyland Motor Company, in Ife on Thursday.

 
He used the occasion to appeal to Nigerians to patronise locally-made goods. This, he said, would encourage local manufacturers, create jobs and boost the economy.

The Managing Director of Olofin Micro Finance Bank, Mr. Toyin Olufolahan, said the buses cost N8m each.

 
He said the bank decided to partner the monarch in his bid to bring about economic transformation in Ile Ife.

Ooni Launches N60m Inter City Mass Transit Buses

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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Thursday in Ife launched the N60 million “Olofin Adimula’’ inter city mass transit scheme.

 

 

In his speech at the occasion, the monarch said that the inter city mass transit buses were introduced to reduce transportation cost and the challenges faced by commuters.

 

 

He said that the buses would be managed by Olofin Microfinance Bank Ltd.

 

 

He commended Ife kingmakers and the people for selecting him as the new Oba and promised not to disappoint them.

 

 

The royal father promised that over 20, 000 widows and some youths of the town would be empowered.

 

 

He commended the management of the Microfinance Bank for collaborating with him to introduce the mass transit scheme to reduce the cost of transport.

 

 

Oba Ogunwusi assured members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and other transport unions that his regime would not inflict pains on them.

 

 

He explained that the mass transit scheme was introduced to reduce cost of transport and urged the people to patronise made-in-Nigeria goods to boost the economy.

 

 

Speaking earlier, the Managing Director, Olofin Micro Finance Bank, Mr Toyin Olufolahan, said that the mass transit scheme would generate thousand of jobs.

 

 

He said that the Ooni and the management of the bank had also organised free health scheme for Ife indigenes at government hospitals.

 

 

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the buses would carry passengers from Ife to Lagos, Port Harcourt, Delta, Abuja, Kano among other cities in Nigeria.

 

 

.(NAN)

Tension In Ile-Ife Over Selection Of Ooni’s Deputy

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There was tension in Ile-Ife, Osun State, yester­day in the ongoing screening of candidates for the selection of Obalufe of Ife as deputy to Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye, Enitan Ogunwusi.

The position became vacant after the demise of the late Obalufe, Oba Solomon Omi­sakin in 2015.

Obalufe is the traditional ruler of Iremo, in Ile-Ife; head of Ife kingmakers and next in command to the Ooni in hier­archy according to the tradi­tion of the town.

The process of selecting a new Obalufe started with the inauguration of a committee under the chairmanship of Ayoola Olafiranye.

Daily Sun gathered that the committee was saddled with the responsibility of screen­ing all the 10 contenders from the Aga Ruling House for the stool and report its findings to the house.

The committee reportedly invited all the aspirants and screened them but, before it could submit its reports, majority of the contenders accused it of planning to an­nounce the name of an aspi­rant, Elu Abayomi, from the female lineage. They insisted Abayomi is not qualified to contest.

This led to rancour by the supporters of the contenders who threatened to shut down the town if Abayomi, alleged­ly preferred by the committee, was announced as planned.

A traditional chief in Ife, Atimi Bada, the Logun Apata of Ile-Ife told Daily Sun that the contenders for the vacant stool must come from a male lineage and that those from the female lineage could only contest only if there was no competent candidate from the male lineage.

Credit: Sun

51st Ooni of Ife Coronation: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Danjuma, Others Present (PHOTOS)

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The coronation ceremony and presentation of Staff of Office to His Imperial Majesty Arole Oduduwa, Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, took place today in Ile-Ife, Osun state.

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State governors, party leaders, and several public figures were in Ile-Ife for the coronation ceremony.
Amongst notable guests were vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, Lagos and Osun governors, Akinwunmi Ambode and Rauf Aregbesola, were in attendance.

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Also at the event were former Minister of Defence, Gen. Thiophilus Danjuma, the Governor of Ogun State, Sen Ibikunle Amosun, among others.

 

According to the Chairman of the Media Sub-Committee of the occasion, Mr Biyi Odulande, the same event took place about 35 years ago, during the coronation of the late Ooni Okunade Siujuwade in 1980.

 

Odunlade said: “the people of Ile-Ife and indeed the entire Yoruba people are lucky to have had the king of the cradle of Yoruba race in the person of Ogunwusi Enitan.”

 

See more photos below …

 

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Honesty, Integrity, Hardwork; The Virtues Of Yoruba Race – Osinbajo

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The Vice-President (VP) of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday identified honesty, integrity, and hard work as integral attributes of the Yoruba race.

 

Osinbajo said this in Ile-Ife during the coronation of the new Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, as the 51st Ooni of Ife.

 

He described events, such as the coronation, as rare and very historic in all ramifications, especially to the people of Ile-Ife and the entire Yoruba race.

 

The VP also used the occasion to remind the new Ooni of the great responsibility before him.

 

“The stool of Ooni is revered and deeply important to the Yoruba race and the Ooni remains the father to all.

 

“And as a father to all, you have the primary responsibility of carrying the responsibility of the people.

 

“We are indeed grateful to God for affording us the opportunity to celebrate with pump and pageantry,” he said.

 

(NAN)