Ooni, Alaafin laud Lagos Assembly’s efforts at preserving Yoruba heritage.
THE Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has commended the Lagos State
House of Assembly for its laudable steps towards promoting and
preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Yorubas.
Oba Ogunwusi gave the commendation when the speaker of the assembly,
Honourable Mudashiru Obasa, led other members of the House on a
courtesy visit to the monarch’s palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State.
The traditional ruler also lauded the legislators for conducting
their Thursday plenary sessions in Yoruba language, while also
commending the Assembly on the recent Yoruba summit organised by the
House towards making learning of the Yoruba language compulsory in
public and private schools in Lagos State.
Oba Ogunwusi who is the fifty-first Ooni of Ife also urged the
lawmakers to immortalise the founding father of Lagos, Olofin
Ogunfunminire, noting that Lagos was unique in the history of
Yorubaland.
Earlier, the speaker, Obasa thanked the monarch for his presence at
the Yoruba summit and the giant strides he had taken in promoting unity
among traditional rulers.
The speaker disclosed that the summit had earned the Assembly
numerous awards from notable groups in the country and abroad and
assured that the House would continue to support efforts to prevent
Yoruba culture from going into extinction.
Similarly, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has urged Yorubas
to unite in order to ensure growth and development of the race.
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