OONI TO NIGERIAN YOUTHS: Take over this country

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called on political elders and leaders in the country to go home and take a rest.

He urged Nigerian youths, who according to him make up 60 per cent of the country’s population, to rise and take over because they own the nation.

The Ooni stated this on Tuesday during the launch of a N100 million professional chair and N10 billion endowment fund for the Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU), Agbarha-Otor, Delta State.

“Youths of this nation own this country. This country does not belong to the leaders and elders of this nation. Let the youth takeover, (elders) go and rest and rest very well.

“Very soon, the youths would start claiming what belongs to them as this country does not belong to anybody else except the youths. The youths of this country should please come and take charge. We should all come together and say enough is enough. You cannot tell us what we should be doing, we would tell you what we want you to do,” he said.

On Nigerians who take their monies abroad to invest he said, “Stop making money in this land and continue to spend it outside the shores of this land. It is not good, it is not adding value to this nation, and it’s not making any impact in this nation.

“It is a big shame because you are not laying good example for the youths that owns this country. You spend the money that you are making outside the land that is blessing you. Let us believe in this country, we do not have any other country or anywhere to go.

“The land too has a spirit in it, stop causing the land, stop using your mouth to say negative things about the land. Give back to the land that is blessing you in everything you do so that your dynasty can be sustained.”

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Mr. Goodie Ibru, had earlier during his speech assured that the visit of his Imperial Majesty, will further encourage “our youths to aspire to greater heights” as he has already inspired millions of young people in Nigeria and across the Atlantic.

“Today’s historic visit to MCIU, will further cement the special relationship this university and the Urhobo kingdom enjoys with the Oduduwa kingdom as this special relationship, will strengthen our core values and preserve our cultures,” Ibru said.

 

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