Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ọjaja 11, has been described as the embodiment of mobility, dignity, royalty and integrity.
Mogaji Gboyega Adejumo, a chieftain of Afenifere and cultural icon, stated this in his congratulatory message to the Ooni of Ife on the occasion of his 50th birthday anniversary.
Adejumo, embedded with a vast knowledge of Yoruba and Nigerian history, described the foremost traditional ruler as an oba in worth and grace.
He described the Ooni of Ife, Aláyélúwá Kábíèsí Ọba Adéyẹyè Ẹnıtàn Ògúnwùsì Ọ̀jájá 11, Ọlọ́fin Àdìmúlà Ilẹ̀-Ifẹ̀, on his 50th Birthday, as the embodiment of nobility, dignity, royalty and integrity
“Kabiyesi Ooni of Ife, Òkè Lẹ́hìn Mọ̀ọ̀rẹ̀, Jìgbìnnì bí Àtẹ́ Àkún, Olórí Aládé Gbogbo…Wà á Gbó; Wà á Tọ́!
“Floodgates of Grace Unto you, Today and Always…!
“Kabiyesi Ooni of Ife, Igba Ọlọ! Igba Ọdún! Igba Ọ̀tàlélégbèje Ìgbakọ…!
“Kabiyesi Ooni of Ife, as it is with a grinding stone that, with abuse of use, grinds on, 200 years and over;
“As it is with the spatula that scoops and lifts food from the pot, 1,460 times, without a wear, without a tear, so are your birthdays numbered, Kábíèsí!
“Grinding the ingredients, and scooping from the sweet pot of life, making a delicious potpourri of various life’s faculties and delicacies…
“Kabiyesi Ooni of Ife, káì…aroma ẹ̀ kò lẹ́gbẹ́!!! K’Àdè pẹ́ l’Órí; Kí Bàtà pẹ́ l’Ẹ̀sẹ̀! Kí Ẹṣin Ọba kó jẹko pẹ́, láṣẹ Èdùmàrè!,” Mogaji Gboyega Adejumo stated in the message.
