Ooni Ogunwusi Commends Wife For Being Altruistic As 300 Women Receive Fashion Design Training In Ife
Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has empowered over 300 fashion designers in Ile-Ife and its environs , it should be noted that while ascending the throne a few years ago, he had included coming to the aid of the less-privileged in his 11-point agenda.
The Ooni’s spokesman, Moses Olafare in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com on Thursday noted that the top traditional ruler while giving his speech during the graduation ceremony held by Ojaja Fashion Training Institute at his ancient Ile-Oodua Palace in Ile-Ife, on Tuesday expressed his heartfelt joy in respect of the success the initiative had recorded over the past five years.
He lauded Olori Temitope Ogunwusi for being the facilitator via her nongovernmental organization; Hopes Alive Initiative (HAI) long before her emergence as an Olori in the Palace.
‘I have known Olori Temitope for a long time and one thing no one can take away from her is her philanthropic gesture, she gives wholeheartedly without looking back. This is the basis upon which she established Hopes Alive Initiative, a nongovernmental organization that organizes this event’ Ooni Ogunwusi said.
While addressing the beneficiaries, who got trained in the art and trade of cloth making and also given start- up equipment for free, Ooni Ogunwusi noted that young individuals must be empowered with adequate skills and other things that will help them have a better future.
He however applauded parents of the young minds for the love and support which has brought them thus far.
The Co-chairman of National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) equally commended the Coordinator of Ojaja Fashion Training Initiative and Ojaja Vocational Training School, Mr Samuel Adeyanju for modeling the trainees for self-reliance.
Deputy Convener/CEO of Hope Alive Initiative (HAI), Olori Temitope Ogunwusi, applauded Ooni for being a responsible Royal Father ,who wants everybody to make it in life.
Queen Ogunwusi said her husband does not believe that something is impossible, this, she noted, had encouraged him to always help the downtrodden both in academics and non-academics.
“If anybody wants to attribute anything to Ooni, it is humanitarian service, for he loves all and sundry with the believes that all fingers are not equal. He fulfills God’s Will of meaningful people to assist the less privilege, that’s why I see him as my number one role model.
My being here is the fulfillment of the Will of God for me, because helping others is my passion, assured that this would assist me to fulfill my dream when seeing Ooni daily having compassion on the poor’ she stated.
Olori Ogunwusi urged other philanthropists to help others by emulating Ooni, knowing that everyone would give account of him/herself on judgment day.
She admonished the graduands to work on their mind and not to relent on tailoring level, but to aspire more on fashion designing so as to become modernized fashion designers.
She appealed to them to see this training as ‘fundamental knowledge of what they should have started to be, they shouldn’t stop there, but should try to make their best, with God on their side, they would move the mountains’-Team@orientactualmags.com
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