The Nigeria's Vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo is expected in
Ile-Ife on Tuesday 17th October 2017 as the Special Guest of Honour at a
leadership symposium in honour of the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty
Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II who will be marking his 43rd
birthday with Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar and Governor Rauf
Aregbesola of the State of Osun as the Host Governor.According to a press statement on Saturday by Director of Media, Ooni's
Palace, Comrade Moses Olafare who spoke on behalf of the planning
committee, the Ooni Annual International Leadership Symposium is
designed to hold annually in commemoration of the Ooni’s birthday with
view to providing the youths and other beneficiaries of his numerous
empowerment schemes to showcase their success stories.
"Baba Ooni believes very strongly that celebration of the birthdays of
people in leadership authorities must always be in recognition of their
impactfulness. That's why he decided 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 impacts 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 which reads in parts mentioned the legal luminary and
human rights activist, Chief Femi Falana as 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 as
guest speakers, while the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University,
Professor Eyitope Ogunmodede is a Co-Host.
It will be recalled that Ooni Ogunwusi had two years ago 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 impacts on the masses and youths in particular.
Comrade Olafare in the statement also confirmed the arrival of ex Super
Eagle players like Peter Rufai, Ike Sorounmu, Garba Lawal, Mutiu
Adepoju, Taribo West, Ifeanyi Udese, Waheed Akanni, Gbenga Okunnowo,
Oladimeji Lawal and others at Ile-Ife received on behalf of the Arole
Oodua by the national team's former coach who is a prominent indigene of
Ifeland and Balogun of Modakeke, Highchief Festus Onigbinde for the
novelty match to be played 3pm on Saturday at the sport complex of
Obafemi Awolowo University organized by House of Oduduwa Foundation in
honour of the African foremost monarch who is the Spiritual leader of
the Yoruba race worldwide.
This year's edition of Ooni Annual Leadership Symposium is themed
"TAKING NIGERIAN AND AFRICA TO GREATER HEIGHTS, The place of the youth.
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