Yoruba indigenes in America and Ghana on Monday paid homage to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi as the Olojo festival ends.
Representative of Yorubas in the countries congratulated and acknowledged the Ooni as a deserving king.
They hailed the yoruba culture as being unique and worthy to be recognised with.
Apart from the Yorubas in America and Ghana, people of Yoruba race from Badagry also visited the king.
After their visitations, the Ooni proceeded to his Giesi ruling house, where he was welcomed by paramount traditional chiefs.
The Ooni, who was escorted by thousands of Ife indigenes from home and abroad to his ruling house, walked in his white attire to pay a special homage to his family members.
The homage is the major activity marking the end of the Olojo festival which started about two weeks ago.
Speaking on the sideline of the Olojo Festival, representative of Africans in the United States, Senator Kevin Parker, described the Olojo festival as being critical to people of his constituency.
Parker, who is representing 21st District in New York, said, “Olojo Festival is particularly spectacular. The people I came across coming to see the king since my arrival in Ile-Ife are wonderful people. The Olojo festival has been highly magnificent. I am highly impressed to see people showing encomium.
“There is nothing like this at home in the United States of America. My visit has broadened my knowledge of history about my origins.
“Throughout my life time, I will always attend Olojo festival because of the interesting festivities. I will be travelling back with significant good impression about Ile Ife, Africa and the Olojo festival particularly about things that I have never seen in my life which will always be part of my life as a good remembrance of Ile Ife and Africa.”
Parker, who is a lecturer in African Studies in New York, advised people all over the world to see Olojo as a global festival.
“It takes energy to do all these things I am seing at Olojo festival. My advice is for people to come to Africa and Ile-Ife to see things for themselves and appreciate the culture,” he added.
Source: The Controversy
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