Ooni Recalls How Alawe Made Yoruba Monarchs Proud At Presidency

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi has again acknowledged the positive impacts of the Alawe, Oba Adebanji Alabi during his tenure as Chairman of the Ekiti State Council of Obas, stressing that his legacies cannot be easily forgotten.

Oba Ogunwusi who gave the commendation during a visit to Alawe’s Palace in Ilawe-Ekiti noted that Oba Alabi raised the bar of the traditional institution in Yorubaland through his brilliant and robust contributions to issues of national unity and development.

According to the Ooni, Oba Alabi who led Ekiti Traditional Council from August 2019 and July 2021 exhibited his God’s given wisdom during his tenure.

The foremost Yoruba monarch said “At particular traditional rulers meeting with President Buhari in Abuja, Alawe spoke on behalf of all Obas from the Southwest and his speech was greeted with thundering ovation and acceptability,” the Ooni recalled.

Oba Ogunwusi, therefore, enjoined the Ilawe people, Ekiti State, and the Federal government to tap from the wealth of experience of the Alawe.

Oba Ogunwusi narrated the ancient affinity of Ilawe Ekiti to Ile Ife and promised to always involve Ilawe in special traditional activities of Ife.

Earlier, the Alawe, Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi Afuntade I had commended the leadership role of Oba Ogunwusi among Yoruba Obas in Nigeria and in the diaspora.

The Alawe expressed his gratitude to the Ooni of Ife for his quick intervention during the brotherly misunderstanding among Ekiti Obas during his tenure as the Chairman of Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers.

Oba Alabi who thanked the Ooni for his visit further reiterated the love and support of the Ilawe people for the Ooni.