Oni of Ife, alongside President Muhammadu Buhari, Sultan of Sokoto and other Traditional Rulers at a  Council of Traditional Rulers meeting in Abuja, recently.

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari alongside the Oonirisa Ojaja II attended a  Council of Traditional Rulers meeting in Abuja. It was a gathering co-chaired by the Ooni of Ife & the Sultan of Sokoto where vital issues such as Insecurity, Child Education, and other critical social problems affecting Nigeria were discussed.

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