Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan
Ogunwusi(Ojaja II) accompanied by prominent Obas from south west states made a historical
visits to the Rep. of Ghana.
Oba Adeyeye Enitanm Ogunwusi who was accompanied Adetoye Obatuga, Elerinmo of Erinmo-Ijesa HRM
Oba Odunayo Ajayi and Alayemore of
Ido-Osun HRM Oba Adedapo Aderemi, the Arode of Ife Chief Johnson Awe and Akogun
of Ife Chief Muritala Adedoy on the invitation of the President of Ghana, President
John Mahama.
According to the Director
of media and public affairs, Moses Olafare, Oba Ogunwusi was received warmly
the Nigerian community in Ghana, Special assistant to Nigeria President on
Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa and the President of Ghana
and his executives where they discuss on issues bothering Africa on peace and
regional integration at the Flagstaff House, Office of the President of Ghana.
Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye
Ogunwusi(Ojaja II) w2ho is on a four-day visit to rep. of Ghana, admonished
President John Mahama of Ghana and his government to prioritise the unity of
Africans by relaxing policies that encourage the physical and mental boundary
set between African countries by the colonial masters with the emphasis that
Africa must unite for prosperity as his mission is to promote peace, unity and
progress of the black race.
“it’s my vision as Ooni Ife to promote unity, peace among
African countries, Africa must unite to prosper”. Emphasizing on the importance
of African unity, Ooni of Ife who's a descendent of Oduduwa believed to have
been the root of all Yoruba race stressed that unity among African countries
and blacks around the world is the key to Africa's prosperity and peace.
He added: "As traditional leaders we are the
custodians of culture and tradition, that's why I have taken it upon myself to
preach this gospel of peace, and unity. There's strength in unity, and it's
time for Africa to go beyond lip service and unite”.
Also on Friday 22nd July 2016 Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi
planted a tree of honour in remembrance of the country's first president Dr
Kwame Nkruma who he described as a hero of African unity and emancipation.
The tree planting function was performed by Ooni Ogunwusi
in company of his charming queen, Ooni Wuraola Ogunwusi(Yeyelua) and some
notable traditional rulers at the Kwame Nkruma Memorial Park(KNMP) located in
downtown Accra the capital of Ghana during his visit to the Mausoleum built in
his honour by the military government of Jerry Rawlings in the early 90s.
The African king of peace and unity urged the leaders and
people of Africa to always remember former President Nkruma not just as a
politician but also as a great Pan Africanist who dedicated his life to the
liberation of Ghana and total emancipation of the entire Africans.
It with recalled that President Kwame Nkruma was
overthrown by military in 1966 nine years after he led his country to freedom
in 1957 and was subsequently exiled in Guinea Conakry where he lived till his
death in 1972 at a hospital in Bucharest, Romania while receiving a medical
treatment.
On Saturday Ooni of Ife and his team also visited one of
the slave trade centers along the Gold Coast known as Cape Coast Castle to
inspect various sections of the monument such as dungeons, cells, door of no
return and others that explains the level of maltreatment suffered by the
African slaves in the hands of the European slave traders.
The Castle visited by President Barack Obama of America
was built around 1555 and used first by the Portuguese and later by the
European slave merchants to keep their slaves who were brought from all over
Africa to be transported into various unknown destinations.
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