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| Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi |
The Ooni of Ife His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo and Former Prime Minister of Barbados Arthur Owen are expected to join Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, other members of the Royal Family, Commonwealth Secretary General and other leaders of the Commonwealth as Special Guest Speakers during the this year’s Commonwealth Day Service and Commonwealth Africa Summit.
“Leveraging our Commonwealth Heritage for economic development and collective growth” will be at the top of conversations during the slated for March 13 -15 2017.
The monarch will, during the summit, give a keynote address as well as lay wreath at the Memorial Gate in remembrance of Africans who died in the two world wars.
A statement from the Ooni’s Media Office said that he “will also meet with the multitude of Yorubas in the UK. He will also be hosted by members of the British Parliament business leaders to discuss mutually benefits in cultural, economic and educational collaboration and partnerships.”