The beads that I am wearing, I went as far as Benin Kingdom to go and exploit the beads. People don’t wear it any longer but it is made in Nigeria and I am proud to say it. The gold in between it, I took it from Mokuru waters in Ife and it is one of the most purified gold in the world. It is a 23.9 karat gold, raw. We just decided to do surface mining.”
“We have it in Nigeria. We have it in Ife, Ilesa and in Niger State. All these things are just littered everywhere. But there is nobody to harness and put all those structures in place.”
“We have focused too much on oil and gas.”
“So I am very proud to say today that what I am wearing is made in Nigeria hundred per cent. This throne, the shoe that I am wearing are made in Nigeria. The soap I use is made in Ile Ife. That is the only way Nigerian economy can grow. So we must lead by example.”
- Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife
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