The new dawn in the history of Ile Ife occasioned by the recent enthronement of Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, as the Ooni of Ife, has continued to resonate with the Ooni set to declare Ife as a tourism zone by opening up the city to the world through tourism.
The Ooni who is a business czar and owner of Inagbe Resort, one of the few privately-run resorts, has not hidden his resolve to elevate the historical and abundant cultural wealth of his people and town by opening it to the world through massive investment in tourism-related projects, which are aimed at transforming Ife from a mere tourist attraction to a mega tourism destination.
To this end, the Kabiyesi, his newly-appointed chief tourism adviser and consultant, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye, who is the Founder of La Campagne and Motherland Beckons, disclosed that Oba Ojaja II is set to declare Ife a tourism zone on February 26 and to kick-start the development of the zone into a tourism destination of world class standard has concluded plans to build a N7.6 billion Ife Grand Resort.
Also in line with his resolve to foster peace and unity amongst his people, a major ingredient for sustainable tourism development, and put to rest the ghost of the over 200-years old conflict between Ife and Modakeke, the Ooni brushed aside all protocols and barriers to attend the Modakeke Day celebration even as he announced the employment of 20,000 widows from the over 40, 000 widows in the area.
With that move, the Kabiyesi finally buried the ghost of the Ife-Modakeke intermittent conflict that has lingered for over 200 years.
As part of the grand design to secure life and property in Ife, the Kabiyesi has approved the construction of a watch tower with standby rapid response squad that is fully equipped.
Akinboboye also announced the Kabiyesi as the grand patron of Motherland Beckons. According to him, “the glory of Ife is finally coming to light. Ife is now the new destination in Africa as the sleeping giant of tourism in Africa wakes up to a new reality.”
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