Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi's emerged Ile Ife's 51st king after a keen competition for the throne. His profile wowed Ife natives, Nigeria and the world by storm when he was selected as the new Ooni to succeed Oba Okunade Sijuwade. Asides being young, he is a very principled king who though modern embraces the preservation of tradition and culture. Below are things you never knew about the new Ooni.
- His birth day and time was predicted before he was born at 1P.M on the 17th of October, 1974
- He was left unattended by his mum for 11 days from birth
- The name, Enitan was given to him by his father and late mother
- The name, Adeyeye was given to him by his grandfather
- The ruling families of Ogunwusi and Sojiopa jointly named him Babatunde
- He is a student of history
- He was born He believes in faith
- He had his first child at 19
- He is a tourism expert
- He is a student of history
- He built Inagbe Grand Resort in Lagos and he has recruited over 3000 youths from Ile Ife to build Africa's biggest resort in Africa in Ife
- He dedicated the throne on his coronation day to the youths because the youths are the bridge of any society
- His mantra is : Power of imagination, turning impossibilities to possibilities
- His life long tenure's slogan is like Obama's slogan – O ti se se (Yes, we can)
- He has a three point agenda for his tenure with the acronym SET
E- Economic development for Ife and the yoruba community by encouraging local production and empowering youths
T - Traditional development through the preservation of the tradition as a monument for Nigerians and the world at large
Look out for a face lift in Ife as the New Ife City is underway. The new city will have old street names and the old Ife city will be preserved as a monument
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