Arole Oodua & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II on Sunday moved into ILEDI house at Iremo quaters in Ile-Ife where he remains incommunicado in an annual 7-day seclusion kick-starting the 2018 OLOJO FESTIVAL.
Ooni
Ogunwusi is expexted to end the 7-day seclusion on Saturday when he
will appear to the public with the Oduduwa's sacred AARE CROWN
traditionally worn once in a year by the Ooni.
The
royal father said that the 7-day seclusion will be used as a point of
contact to the Almighty Olodumare(GOD) praying for the Kingdom of
Ile-Ife, State of Osun and the entire Nigeria for a new dawn of
socio-economic advancement.
The
Ooni who is the Co-Chairman of National Council Of Traditional Rulers
Of Nigeria congratulated the government and people of the State of
Osun for conducting themselves maturely before, during and after last
Saturday's governorship election.
While
he praised the government both at the state and Federal level for
creating a level playing ground for the people to exercise their
franchise, the Spiritual father of Yoruba race worldwide also lauded
the electorate for standing firmly on their principles while casting
their votes.and specially commended the youths for being agents of
peaceful coexistence rather than being agents of political violence
during the gubernatorial election.
He
praised the politicians of all the political parties for their
decorum, he lauded the security agents for their unbias display of
professionalism and appreciated the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) for conducting the Osun gubernatorial election
free, fair and credible.
"We
all have now observed through this election that power belongs to the
people, by the grace of God, very soon the best candidate will emerge
as the state governor of the state of Osun.
"Osun
now sets the pace of peaceful political conduct in Nigeria because
what presently happens here in our state has never happened in
the history of Nigeria for the election has become successful without
any blood shed even though it is not yet concluded" Ooni said.
The
African foremost monarch urged Nigerians to use Osun election as a
template and believe that election can run successfully without using
war ammunitions, opined that something good can come out of the
nation, saying all politicians must be people's sensitive, adding
that nobody can be taken for granted and people are always ready to
fight for their rights.
The
highly revered king appealed to Osun citizens to give peace a chance
even in the next rerun election affecting just four Local Government
Areas in the state. He asked citizens to welcome the winner
with excitement as only the God's will shall come to pass.
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