HOW OONI OF IFE ARRIVED ABUJA FOR TINUBU'S BIRTHDAY

It was a grand entry into the Capital city of Abuja as the Arole Oodua, Ooni Adeyeye Babatunde Ogunwusi Ojaja II arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe Airport Abuja to be hosted to a Royal dinner tonight by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and attend the birthday colloquium of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Tuesday at the International Conference Center in Abuja. 

On arrival at the airport in company of his wife, Olori Wuraola Ogunwusi and a retinue of aids, chiefs and traditional rulers including his Director of Media, Comrade Moses Olafare, Arode of Ife Chief Jimo Awe, HRH Elejesi of Ejesi Oba Babatunde Awosunle, HRH Alapoje of Apoje Oba Ademola Ademiluyi,the Ooni was ushered into a waiting Limousine while  two Executive Mercedes Benz, four land cruiser jeeps  and a couple of escort patrol conveyed members of his entourage.

The convoy cruised smoothly into the transcorp hilton hotel where a crowd of Oduduwa sons and daughters came out in numbers to welcome and pay homage to His Imperial Majesty.

Arole Oodua was later received at exactly 7:30pm at his Wuse residence where  he hosted his guests to a royal dinner.

Bamanga Tukur described Ooni Ogunwusi as a special gift to African continent who will be correctly judged by History for his youth development agenda and his ongoing unity project not only in Yoruba land but also across the Nigeria nation.

Ooni while thanking his host for the honour done to him charged Nigerian youths to emulate Alhaji Bamanga Tukur who had spent his youthful days very productively to be what he has today become. He promised to continue to support the youths who are the hopes of tomorrow.

The brief event attended by Hajia Fatima Bamanga Tukur, Senator Grace Bent, Alhaji Dauda Brima former Minister of Education, Chief Amina Temitope Ajayi(mama diaspora), Princess Enna Itodo and others witnessed an exchange of African cultural gifts.