The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has urged Nigerians to exercise patience with the administration of President Bola Tinubu as he prepares to enter a seven-day seclusion to commune with the ancestors.
During this period, the monarch will pray for the nation. In a statement released by his spokesperson, Moses Olafare, on Monday, the Ooni described this rite as the most sacred moment of his reign. He emphasized that it is a time for him to connect with his ancestors and pray for the welfare of the people, the Oduduwa race globally, and humanity as a whole.
“This time around, I want to pray and seek for the face of our Creator to intervene on the current economic situation.
“Things are very tough and people are feeling the hardship, I want to pray for all and sundry and specially urge the youths to exercise patience so that we will not used our hands to destroy our country.
“I know that people are passing through difficult periods in which they are not finding life easy and truly this is a challenging period.
“But I know that after this festival, normalcy will return to the country, as the problems we’re facing will soon come to an end,” Ooni said.
He however urged the present government to do more to serve the populace by making bountiful dividends of democracy for the citizenry.