Buhari Appoints Ooni As UNN Chancellor

Ooni of Ife, HRM Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Ooni of Ife, Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja ll, as the Chancellor of University of Nigeria (UNN),Nsukka.

According to a statement by the Director of Media, Ooni’s Palace, Moses Olafare, the president made the appointment on Thursday.

“This appointment would develop further and enable the monarch to build more bridges of friendship most especially across the Niger,” he said

The Palace spokesperson reportedly noted that Ogunwusi was ready to bring to bear his influence and connections to promote unity and harmonious working relationships in the university adding that the Ooni has in the few months of his office distinguished himself as an astute leader.

He further admonished Nigerians to promote issues that could foster unity to ensure speedy development rather than playing up their differences.

”It is incontrovertible today that Ooni Ogunwusi is a bridge builder and being the youngest chancellor appointed for the only university bearing ‘Nigeria’ is worth the celebration,” he said.