Politics Without Freedom Is Meaningless – Ooni Of Ife

Ooni Of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has come out to address the rise in insecurity in the country.

He recently had his say while speaking at an event which the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, he dares our politicians to come out publicly to signify that they can stay in their constituencies peacefully for a week.

He added that he really doesn’t know the essence of becoming a politician if they can’t move about freely.

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Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, is a Nigerian monarch. He is the 51st and current traditional ruler, or Ooni, of the Yoruba kingdom of Ile-Ife. He was proclaimed as Ooni in 2015, holding the regnal name Ojaja II succeeding the deceased Oba Okunade Sijuwade.

He started his elementary education at Subuola Memorial Nursery and Primary School, Ibadan and Ibadan District Council, Akobo, Ibadan. He then proceeded to Loyola College, Ibadan and later to St. Peters Secondary School, Ile-Ife, where he received his secondary school certificate (SSCE). He graduated as an accountant from The Polytechnic, Ibadan.

Oba Ogunwusi was born on 17 October 1974 to the family of Oluropo and Wuraola Ogunwusi of the Giesi Royal House, Agbedegbede Compound in the city of Ile-Ife.

It was said that his birth was predicted years before he was conceived, Hence, the name Enitan was given by his mother while his grandfather named him Adeyeye, which means ‘the crown befits the throne. He is the fifth child in a family of seven.