In a statement signed by Director of Media and Pubic Affairs to the internationally respected monarch, Comrade Moses Olafare, he mentioned that about 80 prominent personalities that accompanied Ooni to the United States will grace the occasion.
The monarch, with his entourage, was received at the J.F. Kennedy Airport, New York, by leaders of Ife indigenes and other Nigerians in the US on Thursday.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, was on Friday hosted by the indigenes of Ile-Ife, Osun State, resident in the United States.
A New York City Senator, Kevin Parker, and the Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams, said the city had secured a proclamation to declare Monday, June 13, 2016 as Yoruba Day.
They said the action was to honour the monarch.
As part of activities in his visit to the US, the Ooni was on Sunday, June 12, 2016, the Special Guest of Honour at the prestigious Odunde festival.
The festival, which promotes the culture of the Yoruba race, was created in 1975 by Lois Fernandez and Ruth Arthur, and attracts about 500,000 people annually.
The event provided an opportunity for the monarch to interact with the over 3,000 Ife indigenes in the US .
Also on Sunday,the Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts received the monarch in a private reception as well as a public forum session.
As part of activities in his visit to the US, the Ooni was on Sunday, June 12, 2016, the Special Guest of Honour at the prestigious Odunde festival.
The festival, which promotes the culture of the Yoruba race, was created in 1975 by Lois Fernandez and Ruth Arthur, and attracts about 500,000 people annually.
The event provided an opportunity for the monarch to interact with the over 3,000 Ife indigenes in the US .
Also on Sunday,the Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts received the monarch in a private reception as well as a public forum session.
Photos From The Odunde Festival
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