Ooni of Ife has revealed NIgeria's biggest misfortune.

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has aforesaid that the best misfortune that has ever befallen Nigeria as a nation was the invention of oil and gas.


Ogunwusi aforesaid this on Fri throughout a courtesy visit by the National govt of Nigeria Tour Operators (NATOP) to the Ooni’s palace in Ile-Ife.

The executive members were diode by Mrs Bilikisu Abdul, NATOP’s President.


The traditional ruler aforesaid that Nigerians had did not develop the business potential within the country because of the invention of oil.

He aforesaid that Nigerians had additionally forgotten that each nation’s business potential was inexhaustible compared to its oil and gas that features a lifetime.

”As a nation, our biggest downside has been discovering oil; we've got completely different business productmade in content that ar nature primarily based, business isn't exhaustible however oil is.


”It is vital for United States of America to propagate domestic business, it's the long run of the country which is that the method things will heal.

”We ought to encourage individuals to travel among the orbit of the state, we should always specialise in things nature has blessed United States of America with and remove each electric charge in United States of America.

” business are a few things i'm terribly obsessed on, I don’t joke with it therefore allow us to all put {together} groom it together,” he said.



The Ooni of Ife additionally in his responses to requests created earlier by the leaders of the teams beneathNATOP assured them of his royal support.

He secure to attend the AKWAABA Travel Market in September, Calabar Carnival slated for December and NATOP Annual General Meeting in Apr.

He aforesaid he was progressing to channel his resources to the success of the business events as every was capable of attracting tourists into the state.



He counseled NATOP’s president for her tenaciousness and sense of responsibility to making sure that the Nigerian business sites were well marketed.

”I can say that you simply all have my full support for of these programmes tabled before ME these days, we'llwork along to require Nigeria to subsequent level,” he said.

Earlier, the president of NATOP, Mrs Bilkisu Abdul, appreciated the Ooni for his outstanding contributions to the event of the nation’s business business.



She appealed to the Ooni to host NATOP’s 2019 Annual General Meeting at Ife so as to explore the massivebusiness potential of the city.

”Your highness, we've got return to understand you for your support up to now and request that you simply host our 2019 Annual General Meeting here in Ife,” she said.

Also, man Gabe Onah, Chairman, Calabar Carnival invited the Ooni to watch and participate within the activities of the forthcoming 2019 Calabar Carnival that had been slated for December.
He aforesaid within the last 2 years, Carnival Calabar had been the foremost property social and economic venture initiated and driven by each the Federal and therefore the Cross Rivers State Governments.



According to him, the Cross Rivers State Governor has swollen the pageant with not solely international flavours however explored each avenue to form the carnival a very African product.

”I speak on behalf of Gov. mountain Ayade United Nations agency in his quest to Africanise the carnival, determined to involve most well-thought-of ancient rulers in continent,” he said.

Onah aforesaid that Cross Rivers State would be happy to own the presence of Oba Ogunwusi within the 2019 pageant and equally faucet from his business promotion involvement to truly improve its business complete.

”Carnival Calabar has been the yardstick for measurement events in continent these days as we've got hosted over fifty countries and organisations across the globe, boosting over 1,000,000 guests within the state yearly,” he said.

Similarly, man Ikechi Uko, the Organiser of AKWAABA Travel Market, aforesaid that his organisation was planing to carry the primary world business diaspora conference as a part of its activities for 2019 pageant.

He aforesaid this was to recognise Nigerians within the Diaspora, four hundred years when the primary set of Africans were sold into slavery in 1619.

According to him, plans ar in prime gear to ask many Nigerians within the Diaspora throughout the programme for them to explore some places within the country and apprehend a touch of their history.

Uko aforesaid that his organisation would be worthy to own the Ooni because the Special Guest of Honour throughout the pageant.

”Our individuals from the Diaspora are worthy to fulfill with you because the King of continent throughout the pageant.

”For 2019 AKWAABA, we wish to recognise Nigerians within the Diaspora whereas we have a tendency to heraldsome for the event.

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”We have had our individuals from Brazil, Atlanta and different countries asking if they're going to see the king of continent in 2019 AKWAABA and that we have secure them that they're going to see you as our king of continent,” he said.

Among those on the NATOP courtesy visit were: man Gabe Onah, Chairman, Carnival Calabar, man Ikechi Uko, Organiser, AKWAABA Travel Market, man Ken Akah, Special advisor to Governor of Cross Rivers on events, Mrs Muslim Garbati, former NATOP President and Miss Gbabo Laura, NATOP Secretary.