OONI OF ILE-IFE VISITS PRESIDENT BUHARI IN STATE HOUSE

An embodiment of Yourba race, Oonirisa Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II visited President Muhammadu Buhari in the state house in July 18, 2019 on behalf of other traditional rulers. Based on issue of insecurity in the country. 

Ooni is a true Yourba monarch, that stands for peace and stability to reign In the whole Yorubas' lands even during the insecurity challenge that occurred Which had led to killing, abducted and requesting of ransoms from victims families. He  stands for Truth, love and defend of Yourba kingdoms without allowing conflict to segregate Fulanis and their Yourbas.

He was of the opinion that they want to work with government in order to bring peace back in the country, at the same time fish out those bad guys working under the name Fulanis. 

“How to improve security. I came to speak on behalf of other traditional rulers. The issue at hand in the south west is real. The issue of insecurity, we that live in the remote and rural areas of the south western part of the country, most of the bushes are occupied by strange people am we decided to work with the government to fish them out.

“Everybody is beating the drum of war, we don’t want war, who can stand war, we want something better for our youths. We should better use them for something good other than shouting war and anarchy. We don’t want that. We told the President that and he is on the same page with us.

"Politicians should be careful not to throw things out of proportion.

“We should make sure things are right and the President has given good directives to security chiefs including the IG to visit all traditional institutions in the south west. We shouldn’t keep over hyping war and we still want to keep the peace in the south west. We don’t want anarchy.”

“What is important is for the youths not to take laws into their hands, killing and causing violence. The drums of war is resonating loud and we are very worried. We need more federal apparatus to defend ourselves. Reinforcement from federal government.

“We understand more than anybody. We don’t want war and we want to work with Government to bring peace... We are not saying Fulanis are bad, it’s about the bad guys working under the name of Fulanis," Ooni of Ife.