Ohanaeze kicks as Ooni insists Igbo are from Ile-Ife

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Ooni invites Olugbo for clarification, insists Ndigbo’re not Jews
Igbo, original owners of Ile-Ife — Ohanaeze
Says Oduduwa means ‘last born’ (Odudunwa) in Igboland

By Chioma Gabriel & Gbenga Olarinoye

OSOGBO— Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has reaffirmed his position on the family ties between Yoruba and Igbo nations, that the Igbos are from Ile-Ife, saying the two major ethnic groups in Nigeria are inseparable members of the same family.

Ooni Ogunwusi stated this, weekend at his Ile-Oodua palace in Ile-Ife, while receiving the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Lagos State, Chief Solomon Ogbonna who accompanied the delegation of African Farmers And Cultural Organization on a courtesy visit to the palace.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Moses Olafare, Oba Ogunwusi said: “I am so happy to have the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State here as part of this empowerment initiative.”

The monarch said: “Lagos is part of Yoruba land, we are all…



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