October 20, (THEWILL) – During the week, the Ooni Olofin Adimula of Ile-Ife, Kabiyesi, his imperial majesty Oba Adeyeye Babatunde Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II his Imperial Majesty, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi clocked 50 and expectedly, the day did not go by without celebrations and fanfare. Recall that penultimate week, THEWILL had reported the Ooni’s intentions to celebrate the landmark age by leaving indelible marks on the sands of time.
Although, spiritually and traditionally, the Ooni isn’t supposed to celebrate his birthday except, perhaps, the annual celebration of the anniversary of his enthronement, but as an avowed exponent of mixing tradition, the traditional ruler found a way around this cultural complexity.
First, the highly resourceful king ensured he launched about 50 different projects in commemoration of the milestone cutting across all sectors of the economy – from education to health services to youth empowerment/intervention and the likes. This continued unabated even on the D-day proper, Thursday October 17th.
The Ooni got the governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke to commission both the community cinemas in Ile Ife, his domain and the groundbreaking of the Ojaja Film City at Ile Ife Grand Resort and Industrial Park, Osun State.
The celebration for the milestone birthday proper took place on his palace grounds. There were over eight humongous cakes on display, including one that was the exact replica of his throne which was designed to rotate.
All the cakes depicted something significant and traditional about the culture he represents. The Ooni also got two car gifts: a black Toyota Land Cruiser and a white brand-new Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) from GAC.
Very important personalities from far and near gathered to celebrate with him. From his fellow traditional rulers to businessmen and women to politicians to actors and actresses etc. all of who couldn’t help but display their happiness on the auspicious occasion while gyrating to the beats of King Sunny Ade’s songs and Tolu Obey, son of juju music maestro, Chief Ebenezer Obey.
