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The Ooni of Ile Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi has endorsed the Atlantic Bond Initiative, ATBONDI, a cultural and tourism promotions initiative set to promote strategic cultural, economic and tourism bilateral relations between Nigeria and Oyotunji African Village, Sheldon, South Carolina, United States of America, and the North America.
He made this endorsement when the Nigeria Socio-Economic Development Group NASO Group and ATBONDI Oyotunji 100-man delegation, led by Rotimi Vaughan, the founder of NASO and the Oyotunji Ambassador to Nigeria, with Aare Amodu Oluwanbe, the Aare Apo of Oyotunji, paid him a courtesy visit at his Oodua Palace in Ile Ife, Osun State.
During the visit, the Ooni confirmed that he would attend the forthcoming Oyotunji-Nigeria National Cultural Heritage Celebration, 2017, packaged by NASO Group-ATBONDI in honour of the royal invitation by His Royal Majesty, Oloyotunji of Oyotunji to be special guest of honour at the event during which he would be recognised and decorated with the honour of Grand Ambassador and Promoter of the Yoruba Race and Culture in North America and the Diaspora.
Vaughan also added that the National cultural fiesta, which would attract guests from all over Nigeria, United States of America, the African region, and the entire South American continent, adding that it would be a landmark cultural, economic and tourism networking event. He stressed that during the event, people would experience the power of culture and tourism in reshaping our world, while attaining sustainable economic development, global friendship, cooperation, understanding, peace and unity.
Others expected at the event are the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola and his Lagos counterpart, Akinwunmi Ambode, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Alake of Egbaland, Alaafin of Oyo, Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Akran of Badagry, Oba of Epeland, among other prominent Yorubas.
During the visit, Vaughan laid emphasis on the activities of the NASO Group and ATBONDI, initiated to promote and develop bilateral relations in the areas of trade and commerce, education, tourism, arts, cultural, agriculture, advancing humanity and combating modern day slavery. He made reference to the October 2016 successful and historic signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Oyotunji African Village and the Kingdom of Badagry, Lagos State to develop strategic bilateral relations.
He also presented the Ooni with a Royal Message, announcing the physical presence of Oyotunji Village, Nigeria, through the establishment of the new Oyotunji SC Economic, Cultural and Tourism Diplomatic Office in Nigeria, with physical offices to be located in Lagos, Abuja and Osun.
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