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There shall be no war this year, Oba Adeyeye expresses optimism that peace will reign in Nigeria

 “God has visited our land to heal all wounds and straighten rough edges” The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has expressed optimism that peace will reign in the country.

Ooni of Ife speaking at the grand-finale of the World Ifa Festival held in his palace on Sunday in Ile-Ife says, the Ifa Festival signals the beginning of a new calendar year. “I’m happy that our culture is still thriving despite stiff opposition, the thought of many is that, we do not believe in God. “Ifa corpus is the bedrock of life because no mortal can survive on this planet earth without leaves and herbs. “We are not in contention with anybody simply because we know that God is Supreme and He will not share His glory with anybody” he said.

 

He said the message of this year’s festival revolved around peace. “The message is simply that: In this year; we would witness peace all round. There shall be no war,” the monarch said.

In the other message passed by the monarch in the festive, he said, Nigeria should care for its women. “I was highly elated because God has visited our land to heal all the wounds and straighten the rough edges. “You can see adherents from Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina and USA who are here to celebrate the festival. “With the Ifa festival that ushers us into another year, it’s a new dawn. By August /September, there will be new yam to be followed by Olojo Festival which is a world festival.

“This is to tell us that before the advent of the whites, we had our ways of doing things meticulously,” he said.

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