Here are 10 things you should know about
the Ooni of Ife:
1. He has been involved in
Engineering, Procurement and
Construction (EPC) in Nigeria, and
internationally for over 12 years. He is
directly involved in the development of
over 2,500 housing units in Nigeria, over 8 years.
2. The new Ooni of Ife was responsible for
the establishment of the Association for
International Business (AIB) in Nigeria.
3. He led the Government delegation
team to Canada in 2002 for strategic
alliances and partnership with Ondo State
Government on solid mineral potentials of
the state. This would lead to the
formation of Amalgamated Mining and
Exploration Company Limited, owned by
the state government.
4. The newly appointed monarch
facilitated the biggest Lead and
Aluminum recycling plant set up in
Nigeria by National Steel Company of
India in Ota, Ogun State.
5. He is the founder of
Essential Homes, a real estate project
that delivers affordable upscale homes to
the middle and low income earners.
6. The new Ooni of Ife is employs
over 300 youth at the Inagbe Cocowood
Factory and has over 450 direct
employees in his various companies.
7. Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi is on
the Board of; Imperial Homes Mortgage
Bank Limited, (formerly GTHomes),
GTBank Plc and FinaTrust Microfinance
Bank Limited.
8. He is a member of several professional
bodies, which include; Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN),
an Associate Accounting Technician and a
certified member of the Institute of
Directors (IoD) Nigeria as well as Global
Real Estate Institute (GRI).
9. OOni Ogunwusi has carried out real
estate developments for several
monarchs, which include: HRM, Oba
Saheed Elegushi, Kusenla III, Elegushi of
Ikate Land, HRM, The Ooni of Ife, Oba
Okunade Sijuade, HRM, Oba Oyekan,
Onilado, of Ilado Inagbe Island, Lagos,
HRM, Oba Adedapo Tejuoso, The
Oranmiyan Osile Oke Ona of Egba Land,
Abeokuta, HRM, Oba Oloruntoyin Saliu,
the Oloworo of Oworonsoki, Lagos, HRM
Oba Akinloye, Ojomu of Ajiran Land,
Lekki, HRM, The Olofa of Offa, Oba
Mufutau Muhammed Gbadamosi.
10. Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi was
born to Prince Ropo and Late Mrs
Margaret Wuraola Ogunwusi (Ile Opa
family compound, Ile Ife). His father was
a radio and television anchor.
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