A traditional ruler in Ekiti State, Oba Olatunji Olatunde, the Onimesi of Imesi Ekiti, Ayekire Local Community Development Area, Ekiti State, has organised a special traditional prayer session to mark the 7th Coronation Anniversary of Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, Oba Olatunde who embarked on a 7- hour traditional prayers session in his palace yesterday.
One Olatunde said Ooni Ogunwusi, Ojaja II who is a re-incarnation of the great Oduduwa, the father and progenitor of Oduduwa Race, deserves special prayers session on his 7th Coronation anniversary because of his mission on the throne for the Yoruba race.
“He has been divinely saddled by his creator to create and plant wonderful, incredible, amazing, terrific, extraordinary and many other positive things that will stun the sensibility of many. Thus, he needs prayers for total accomplishment, fulfilment and appreciation particularly on his 7 years reign on the throne of his forefathers.”
In an engagement with NAN in his palace today Oba Olatunde revealed that the traditional prayer session which commenced at noon yesterday ended at 7 pm because 7 is a perfect number which is significant in traditional and spiritual platforms.
Oba Olatunde said “Ooni Ogunwusi, Ojaja II is an enigmatic being whose conception, birth, names, strides in life, emergence as Ooni, act, deeds, pronouncements, body language and gait are spiritual, sacred, strange, weird and full of characterisation of the historic Ooduduw,’ Hence, his 7th Coronation Anniversary deserves special traditional prayers.”
The Oba enlightened that Ooni Oguwusi’s 7 years on the throne of his forefathers have been spectacularly historic, legendary and full of landmarks never witnessed in Ile – Ife and Yoruba race.
Oba Olatunde marked that Oba Ogunwusi’s 7 years on the throne have brought unprecedented peace and blossoming relationship within the Traditional Obas in Yoruba land and laid to rest the tussle for superiority among the sons of Oduduwa.
He said that “He has within 7 years normalised and stabilised the relationship between Ile – Ife and its neighbour thereby instilling a sustainable alliance based on trust, genuine love, friendship and symbiotic relationship.”
Oba Olatunde also pointed out that ‘ Ooni Ojaja II has also within 7 years travelled all over the world to re-establish and re-unite with sons and daughters of Oduduwa race in Diaspora and also spread his royal tentacles within Africa to re-integrate Oduduwa offspring back to the source – Ile- Ife.”
Oba Olatunde said “My inauguration of a 7-hour traditional prayer session to mark Ooni 7 years on the throne is in tandem with my relationship with Ooni Ojaja who has a glowing interest for the development of Imesi Ekiti, the original homes of all the Imesi in the world. I pray to God Almighty, to accept our prayers and grant him long life in good health and tremendous prosperity.”
