Ooni
of Ile Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi and the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi
Lamido Monday urged wealthy Nigerians to use their wealth to assist
the less privileged in the country.
The
monarchs spoke in Ile Ife, Osun state at a ceremony held in Ooni's
palace where cheques worth N50million were given to the victims of
the March 8 Ile
Ife crises between the hausa and their yoruba host.
Emir
Sanusi said the manner Ooni Ogunwusi managed the crises prevented it
from escalating to other parts of the country, adding that
immediately the crises started, Ooni contacted and briefed him and
Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar.
He
commended Ooni Ogunwusi for his proactiveness and the fatherly
role he has been playing to everyone in his domain and beyond.
The
royal father also thanked president of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko
Dangote for coming to the aid of those that lost properties to the
crises and called on Nigerians to refrain from the acts that can
disintegrate the country.
Speaking
in similar vein, Ooni Ogunwusi urged youth in the country not to make
themselves tools of disruption in the hands of politicians, insisting
that the country's diversity is her strength and not weakness.
He
said the intervention of Dangote Group, is an indication that
collaboration of private sector and the traditional institutions
remains a good means of reaching the grassroots.
In
her remarks, the representative of President of Dangote Group, Mrs.
Suera Yusuff, said 220 people were identified as victims of the
clash.
She
added that the victims would be giving the exact worth of what they
lost, saying a sum of N50million was earmarked for the exercise.
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