Ile-Ife, Osun State – Two heavyweights wey sabi the matter for Naija, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, don urge all Nigerians to carry their prayers for leaders and traditional rulers. Dis prayer matter na wetin dem talk for the launch of Ojaja University, wey happen over the weekend.
The ceremony self na part of the celebration for Oba Ogunwusi’s 10th coronation anniversary, and e gather traditional kings from Osun, Ogun, Kogi, Ondo, and Lagos State come chop belleful together. Sultan Abubakar, wey do the turning-of-sod thing, back Ooni’s vision as e describe the university as one better legacy wey everybody suppose support.
“Legacy na di best thing wey person fit do for this life. No be envy I dey feel for my padi, Ooni, but I dey thank Almighty for bringing pipo like am wey get the mind to help others. Make we dey pray for our country, for our president, Bola Tinubu, and all the governors. Na us traditional rulers wey dey close to di people, we sabi wetin dem dey face,” Abubakar yan.
As Ooni dey talk, e commended di growth of the university since e take over and e promise say e go keep supporting any effort wey go help our young pipo. Ooni, wey no hold back, carry talk wey dey touch human heart as e beg Nigerians to love their country and make peace among different faiths.
Before dem start the event proper, di Vice Chancellor, Ojaja University, Prof. Jeleel Ojuade, welcome guests say dis school don really turn around since Ooni buy am and reposition am. From January 2022, di Eyenkorin campus don add serious matter with 13 fully accredited programs and dey wait for approval for Law, Engineering, Agriculture, Medical and Health Sciences, and Logistics, amongst others.
While unveiling the Ile-Ife campus, Ojuade talk say dis new site go serve as di cultural and creative hub for Ojaja University, specially located for di ancestral home of Yoruba civilization. “Dis campus dey aimed to become di most lively place for Arts, Culture, Languages, Media, and Creative Technologies across Africa, with courses like B.Sc Mass Communication, B.Sc Broadcasting, B.Sc Film and Multi-Media Studies, B.Sc Public Relations, B.A Yoruba Language, B.A Music, and B.A Theatre Arts.
“Here, culture go mix with technology. Heritage go meet innovation and creativity go align with global relevance,” di VC conclude. We just dey hope say dis call for prayers fit change di narrative for our leaders and help our country shine like di star wey we know say e fit be.
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