Ladoja urges Ooni to foster unity among Yoruba monarchs

By Adeola Badru

The Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has called connected the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, to further champion unity among Yoruba accepted rulers, emphasising that corporate harmony remains captious for the advancement of the Yoruba race.

Oba Ladoja, who hosted the Ooni astatine his residence connected Ondo Street, Bodija, connected Sunday, described the sojourn arsenic not lone historical but besides spiritually significant.

He noted that Yorubaland stood astatine a captious juncture wherever unity among accepted stools indispensable not lone beryllium preached but practised.

“If we each travel unneurotic and with our ideas with yours, we volition person our mode and has God volition person it, the president of the state is our son, and helium has adjacent assured maine helium volition beryllium contiguous astatine my coronation ceremony.”

“The acquisition of governance is antithetic from the acquisition utilized successful governmental intrigues, and the  business circle. I don’t person the acquisition Ooni has due to the fact that 10 years connected the throne is nary joke. By the grace of God you volition beryllium 1 of my teachers, I person said this to each the obas who person visited me.”

“I privation to usage this accidental to impulse the Ooni to proceed successful his relation arsenic a unifier among Yoruba monarchs. His power is beyond Ile-Ife, it spreads crossed Yorubaland, and we indispensable pat into that for the maturation of our people,” Ladoja said.

He revealed that the Ooni had expressed enactment for him to ascend the Olubadan throne arsenic acold backmost arsenic 4 years ago, noting that portion the timing past was not right, divine destiny had present prevailed.

“He wanted maine to go Olubadan 4 years ago, but I told him past that it is lone God who places 1 connected the throne astatine the rightful time. Today, I americium grateful to God and besides to Kabiyesi Ooni for lasting by maine successful my astir trying times,” Oba Ladoja stated.

The erstwhile Oyo State politician besides praised the Ooni for his accordant show of solidarity, particularly during governmental and idiosyncratic trials, describing him arsenic a uncommon royal fig who prioritized loyalty and contented implicit authorities and ego.

He further urged Yoruba monarchs to absorption connected strengthening the taste values and institutions that unite them, alternatively than those that divide, noting that the radical look up to accepted rulers not conscionable for leadership, but for inspiration and protection.

“All the governors that person visited maine person been emphasising connected the unity of the yorubaland and the unity of yorubaland indispensable commencement with the unity of the yoruba accepted rulers due to the fact that of the accepted rulers are united, the governmental people volition not beryllium capable to manipulate us.”

He utilized the juncture to complaint Ibadan Mogajis to tackle the menace of drugs successful their domains, portion besides informing Ibadan Baales who are betraying their radical to desist from it, arsenic anyone recovered culpable volition beryllium dealt with accordingly.

Earlier, during his historical visit, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, described Oba Ladoja arsenic “a begetter of all,” noting that his ascension to the Olubadan throne represented a turning constituent for Yoruba accepted leadership.

“Oba Ladoja is not conscionable a leader; helium is simply a begetter fig whose wealthiness of experience, calmness and extent of contented are needed present much than ever,” the Ooni said.

The revered monarch reminded the gathering that Ibadan has a affluent and ineffable past wrong Yoruba civilization, revealing that immoderate of his royal predecessors had erstwhile sojourned successful the past city.

“Ibadan is not conscionable different Yoruba city. It is simply a cradle of spot and resilience. Some Oonis erstwhile stayed here, and that places this onshore successful an enviable spiritual and taste position,” Oba Ogunwusi noted.

Calling for a agreed beforehand among Yoruba monarchs, the Ooni urged accepted rulers to eschew rivalry, backbiting, and unhealthy powerfulness struggles.

“We cannot spend part among ourselves. If we neglect to unite, we neglect our ancestors and our people. Let america build, not break. Let america pb by illustration and permission legacies of bid and dignity,” helium urged.

In a enactment of caution, the Ooni besides advised Oba Ladoja to stay focused and vigilant against detractors.

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