Ooni Charges Yorubas to Value Their Traditional Culture, Heritage
Ooni Charges Yorubas to Value Their Traditional Culture, Heritage The Ooni of Ife, HIM Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has charged Yorubas to value their traditional culture and heritage, for their culture is their identity. Ooni, who was represented by his Olori Aderonke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi, stated this at Heritage Conservation Awareness Roundtable Workshop, on Thursday , in Ile-Ife. The Workshop was organised by Sungbo Archaeology Team in collaboration with the National Museum, Ile-Ife & AG Leventis Museum of Natural History, (OAU),sponsored by Nigeria Institute of African Studies University of Ibadan. The Royal Father said Potsherd was everywhere at the nooks and crannies of Ile-Ife, whereby our fore-fathers had used different types to decorate and tiles their houses and road then. Ooni lamented that because we didn't value what we have, foreigners have too some away from us, while majority has been wasted today through our lackadaisical attitudes. He admonished the c