The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye
Ogunwusi has adopted one Samuel, a 17-year old son of a corn seller, who drew
the portrait of him.
The revered king also
promised to see the boy through tertiary institution and employ him upon
graduation.
Ooni also narrated his
encounter with Samuel’s mother, a corn seller, who he said demonstrated an
“incredible heart of motherhood” in appreciating him.
According to him, the gesture
was in furtherance of his drive towards providing support for young Nigerians
who are working hard for a better future despite the odds.
Read his post below…
“I got tagged on Twitter a
few months back from a young man who made a brilliant pencil drawing of myself,
in my appreciation for his art I invited him to my palace.”
“17 year old superlative
Samuel who is just about to graduate from secondary school has been adopted by
me, his fees till his tertiary education will be taken care of by me, and he
will be gainfully employed right here in my palace.
“It’s clear that if we all
work together as a people, irrespective of our special positions or privileged
social status, we can deliver access to sustainable socioeconomic opportunity
that suit our people.”
“It was an endless
gratitude for me meeting his mother who is a corn seller and who demonstrates
an incredible heart of motherhood. She reveres in awe of the stool of Oduduwa
at the sight of me.”
“I thank God for the
position he has put me in. Since my ascension, my royal stool is dedicated to
ambitious young Nigerian populations who are daily pushing hard through the
barriers of economy instability and uncertainties to gain better livelihood and
reconstruct the multifarious challenges that are existential to our survival as
a nation.”
“I look forward to
continuing in the mission of discovering beautiful souls and Samuels out there
who need help and I will continue to help and support all that I can.”
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