The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi will clock 43 on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 and arrangements have been concluded for a special birthday symposium to hold.
It was gathered that Vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo is expected in Ile-Ife as the Special Guest of Honour at the leadership symposium in honour of the Ooni.
Others great Nigerians to be present include the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, Lagos Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and the Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola who is also the host Governor.
A press statement issued on Saturday by Director of Media, Ooni’s Palace, Comrade Moses Olafare said the Ooni Annual International Leadership Symposium is designed to hold annually in commemoration of the Ooni’s birthday.
This year’s edition of Ooni Annual Leadership Symposium is themed “Taking Nigerian And Africa To Greater Heights, The place of the youth.
He said: “Baba Ooni believes very strongly that celebration of the birthdays of people in leadership positions must always be in recognition of their impactfulness. That’s why he designed this event as platform for success stories especially by the beneficiaries of his various categories of empowerment programs most whom are youths.
“Kabiyesi has designed this symposium to be annually held where great leaders who have made impact in the society will motivationally be interacting with the people who look up to them.
“Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, Governor Ambode, Mr Femi Falana, Sultan of Sokoto, Ethiopian Ambassador to Nigeria, the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, the gentleman from South Africa, Mr Sipho Mseleku of Shakhumnotho Group and other great leaders expected at this maiden edition are role models the youths always look up to” Moses Olafare said.
The statement added that legal luminary and human rights activist, Chief Femi
Falana will the Lead Speaker while Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos, the
Ethiopian Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb.(Mrs)Samia Zekaria Gutu and Mr Sipho Mseleku from South Africa will be guest speakers. Vice Chancellor of Obafemi
Awolowo University, Professor Eyitope Ogunmodede is a Co-Host.
The statement recalled that two years ago, the Ooni dedicated his reign to the African youths during his coronation as the 51st Ooni of Ife. He has since embarked on and executed various projects that are of immense importance to the masses and youths in particular.
Comrade Olafare said Super Eagles heroes like Peter Rufai, Ike Sorounmu, Garba
Lawal, Mutiu Adepoju, Taribo West, Ifeanyi Udese, Waheed Akanni, Gbenga Okunnowo, Oladimeji Lawal and others led by a prominent indigene of Ifeland and
Balogun of Modakeke, High Chief Festus Onigbinde, were at the sport complex of the Obafemi Awolowo University for a novelty match organized by House of Oduduwa Foundation in honour of the Ooni.
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