Respected Yoruba Monarch, the Ooni of Ife, Obi, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi II has adopted a 17 year old student who drew a pencil portrait of him.
In addition to adopting young Samuel, the Ooni has given him scholarship that covers all his expenses through his tertiary eduction.
Samuel had tagged the Ooni in his drawing a few months back.
According to the monarch:
“I got tagged on Twitter a few months back from a young man who made a brilliant pencil drawing of myself, in my appreciation for his art I invited him to my palace.
“17 year old superlative Samuel who is just about to graduate from secondary school has been adopted by me, his fees till his tertiary education will be taken care of by me, and he will be gainfully employed right here in my palace.
“Its clear that if we all work together as a people, irrespective of our special positions or privileged social status, we can deliver access to sustainable socioeconomic opportunity’s that suit our people. It was an endless gratitude for me meeting his mother who is a corn seller and who demonstrates an incredible heart of motherhood. She reveres in awe of the Stool of Oduduwa at the sight of me.
“I thank God for the position he has put me in. Since my ascension, my Royal Stool is dedicated to ambitious young Nigerian populations who are daily pushing hard through the barriers of economic instability and uncertainties to gain better livelihood and reconstruct the multifarious challenges that are existential to our survival as a nation.
I look forward to continuing in the mission of discovering beautiful souls and Samuels out there who need help and I will continue to help and support all that I can.”
In addition to adopting young Samuel, the Ooni is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the passing of his grand father and former Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adesoji Aderemi.