Ooni of Ife visits Tinubu in Lagos
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has commended the President Tinubu’s efforts to reposition Nigeria on the global stage.
The Ooni also expressed support to the administration’s newly proposed forest guard security structure.
He made the remarks when he paid a courtesy visit to the President in Lagos.
After a closed-door meeting with the President, Oba Ogunwusi told newsmen his visit was primarily to mark the Sallah break with the President and to personally debrief him on his recent trip to Kazakhstan.
“I’m here to greet Mr. President for the Salah break and also to appreciate all the great things he’s doing for our dear country,” the Ooni stated.
“I went to a country called Kazakhstan and came back with feedback. The good things he’s doing are opening Nigeria up to so many nations that now want to work with us.”
Oba Ogunwusi highlighted how Nigeria’s international standing had been improving under Tinubu’s leadership, especially in terms of foreign investment and macro-economic policy stability.
“In history, there is no arbitrage again. You bring dollars to Nigeria to do business, and you take it out, no dual exchange between the central bank and the parallel market. The world is watching us as a nation, and we don’t need to leave everything to the government,” he said.
The monarch praised Tinubu’s push for economic reforms and grassroots security reinforcement amid ongoing national challenges.
“We’re very happy with the Forest Guard structure and the new platform to bring in more police force to continue to comb the entire forest, both in the north and in the south,” he said.
“Once security is addressed, there will be a solid platform for investment to flow into Nigeria.”
The Ooni re-affirmed his support for Tinubu’s leadership, calling him “a bold president committed to a better Nigeria,” and urged all Nigerians to adopt a more optimistic outlook: “It’s about time for all of us in Nigeria to come together and look at Nigeria as a cup half full, not half empty”.
Editing by Daniel Adejo
