His Imperial Majesty, Oba
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja 11, the Ooni of Ife, is set to declare Ife as a
tourism zone in furtherance of his promise to foster peace and unity and bring
economic prosperity to his people by opening up Ife to the world through tourism.
Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi
chief consultant on tourism, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye, who is also the President
of La Campagne Tropicana and Motherland Beckons, disclosed this recently.
Otunba Akinboboye
explained that, the plans has reached the top gear to declare Ife a tourism
zone on February 26 by Arole Oduduwa and kick start the development of the zone
into a tourism destination of world class standard.
He said one of such
tourism and hospitality is the new N7.6 billion Ife Grand Resort establish by
Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi in his quest to create jobs and empower the youths of
Ifeland.
Also in line with his
resolve to foster peace and unity amongst his people and put to rest the ghost
of the over 200 year old conflict between Ife – Modakeke community, Ooni of Ife
puts aside all protocols and barriers recently to attend the Modakeke Day
celebration as he announced the employment of 20, 000 widows from the over 40,
000 widows recorded in the last Ife – Modakeke crisis to work in the tourism
zone project with a promise to absolve the remaining 20, 000 widows alongside
the teeming population of unemployed as the project gathers attractions and
grow bigger.
Ooni Ogunwusi, who is a
business czar and the owner of a multi-billion naira Inagbe Grand Resort, one of the few privately run
resorts located across Lagos waters, has from the first day of assumption of
office not hidden his resolve to elevate the historical and abundant cultural
wealth of his people and town by opening it to the world through massive investment
in tourism related projects, which are aimed at transforming Ife from a mere
tourism attraction to a mega tourism destination.
The Ooni’s attendance at
the last Modakeke Day celebration has been hailed by many people as a deft move
by the Kabiyesi to finally bury the Ife – Modakeke intermittent conflict that
has lingered for over 200 years as this has never been done by any Ooni in the
past 200 years, as attending Akoraiye Day Modakeke, is a way of not only
healing the wounds of the past but also clearing the negative past and
replacing it with a prosperous future through tourism.
Also as part of the grand
design to secure life and property in Ife, the Kabiyesi has approved the
construction of a watch tower with standby rapid response squad that is fully equipped
and which response time to any distress call should not be more than 10 minutes
and this time frame hopefully would be cut to five minutes in the days ahead.
Speaking on these new
initiatives by the Ooni, Akinboboye, who has also announced the Kabiyesi as the
grand patron of Motherland Beckons, said it is a grand design by the Ooni to
redesign the tourism map and agenda of Ife by drawing the attention of
Africans, the Diaspora and the entire globe to it in a way that has never been
done in the history of the former Ife Kingdom, which is not only regarded as
the Source of Yoruba but the cradle of South west civilisation.
According to him, “the
glory of Ife is finally coming to light. Ife is now the new destination
inAfrica as the sleeping giant of tourism in Africa wakes up to a new reality,”
insisting that henceforth the whole world would come to Ife on religious,
cultural, economic, educational, and
archaeological tourism among others, as
the new Ooni constructs a new agenda for
the kingdom of Ile Ife.
Akinboboye revealed that
the declaration ceremony and the kick off for motherland beckons has been fixed
for February 27 with the president of Black Lawyers in England and Wales, Peter
Herbert, billed to deliver the key note address while the chairman of Nigerians
in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) America, among a host of other dignitaries are
expected at the event.This development from the palace, he said is in
partnership with La Campagne with Motherland Beckons serving as a multi –
purpose vehicle for bringing to fruition the agenda of the Ooni.
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His Imperial Majesty, Oba
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja 11, the Ooni of Ife, is set to declare Ife as a
tourism zone in furtherance of his promise to foster peace and unity and bring
economic prosperity to his people by opening up Ife to the world through
tourism.
Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi
chief consultant on tourism, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye, who is also the President
of La Campagne Tropicana and Motherland Beckons, disclosed this recently.
Otunba Akinboboye
explained that, the plans has reached the top gear to declare Ife a tourism
zone on February 26 by Arole Oduduwa and kick start the development of the zone
into a tourism destination of world class standard.
He said one of such
tourism and hospitality is the new N7.6
billion Ife Grand Resort establish by Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi in his quest to
create jobs and empower the youths of Ifeland.
Also in line with his
resolve to foster peace and unity amongst his people and put to rest the ghost
of the over 200 year old conflict between Ife – Modakeke community, Ooni of Ife
puts aside all protocols and barriers recently to attend the Modakeke Day celebration
as he announced the employment of 20, 000 widows from the over 40, 000 widows
recorded in the last Ife – Modakeke crisis to work in the tourism zone project
with a promise to absolve the remaining 20, 000 widows alongside the teeming
population of unemployed as the project gathers attractions and grow bigger.
Ooni Ogunwusi, who is a
business czar and the owner of a multi-billion naira Inagbe Grand Resort, one of the few privately run
resorts located across Lagos waters, has from the first day of assumption of
office not hidden his resolve to elevate the historical and abundant cultural
wealth of his people and town by opening it to the world through massive
investment in tourism related projects, which are aimed at transforming Ife
from a mere tourism attraction to a mega tourism destination.
The Ooni’s attendance at
the last Modakeke Day celebration has been hailed by many people as a deft move
by the Kabiyesi to finally bury the Ife – Modakeke intermittent conflict that
has lingered for over 200 years as this has never been done by any Ooni in the
past 200 years, as attending Akoraiye Day Modakeke, is a way of not only
healing the wounds of the past but also clearing the negative past and
replacing it with a prosperous future through tourism.
Also as part of the grand
design to secure life and property in Ife, the Kabiyesi has approved the
construction of a watch tower with standby rapid response squad that is fully
equipped and which response time to any distress call should not be more than 10
minutes and this time frame hopefully would be cut to five minutes in the days
ahead.
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| Tope Eluyefa with the consultant and President La Campagne Tropicanal, Wanle Akinboboye |
Speaking on these new
initiatives by the Ooni, Akinboboye, who had announced the Kabiyesi as the
grand patron of Motherland Beckons, said it is a grand design by the Ooni to
redesign the tourism map and agenda of Ife by drawing the attention of
Africans, the Diaspora and the entire globe to it in a way that has never been
done in the history of the former Ife Kingdom, which is not only regarded as
the Source of Yoruba but the cradle of South west civilisation.
According to him, “the
glory of Ife is finally coming to light. Ife is now the new destination
inAfrica as the sleeping giant of tourism in Africa wakes up to a new reality,”
insisting that henceforth the whole world would come to Ife on religious,
cultural, economic, educational, and
archaeological tourism among others, as
the new Ooni constructs a new agenda for
the kingdom of Ile Ife.
Akinboboye revealed that
the declaration ceremony and the kick off for motherland beckons has been fixed
for February 27 with the president of Black Lawyers in England and Wales, Peter
Herbert, billed to deliver the key note address while the chairman of Nigerians
in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) America, among a host of other dignitaries are
expected at the event.This development from the palace, he said is in
partnership with La Campagne with Motherland Beckons serving as a multi –
purpose vehicle for bringing to fruition the agenda of the Ooni.
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