Ooni Proposes More Powers for Traditional Institutions, Seeks Constitution Review

Kuni Tyessi in Abuja

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called for a review of the constitution to give more power to traditional rulers in the country.
The monarch also pleaded with Nigerians to be more patient with President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying the president was not a magician neither was he a messiah.

The Ooni made the call at the 8th anniversary of the Nigeria Most Influential Awards (NMIW) organised by Vglamour Magazine at the weekend in Abuja.
Represented by the Onifegunwa of Ifegunwa in Ile-Ife, Oba Adedire Adewole Solomon, Ooni described the 2024 Budget presented to the National Assembly by the president as a promising one.

“The budget is a promising one and I want everyone to know that a lot of things had happened down the line that things are so bad and it is not easy for you to bring up good thing. It is a gradual process. The president we have now is doing it gradually.

“The Ooni is closer to the president, advising him and with what we are seeing now, as times go on and by this time next year, we would all smile. The president is not a magician nor a messier. We all know that it not easy. If you are going to be great, you will be chastised but you have to remain focused.”