Ooni of Ife adopts and gives scholarship to son of corn seller who drew his Portrait
Fate has smiled upon Samuel, a 17-year-old boy, who was adopted by the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, for drawing a portrait of him.
In a post made by the Traditional Ruler on Thursday, via Instagram, He said he will foot the talented boy’s tuition fees up to tertiary level and employ him upon graduation.
The Monarch described Samuel’s mother, a corn seller, as a woman with an “incredible heart of motherhood”.
According to him, the gesture was in furtherance of his drive towards providing support for young Nigerians who are working hard for a better future despite the odds.
Read his post below…
“I got tagged on Twitter a few months back from a young man who made a brilliant pencil drawing of myself, in my appreciation for his art I invited him to my palace.”
“17 year old superlative Samuel who is just about to graduate from secondary school has been adopted by me, his fees till his tertiary education will be taken care of by me, and he will be gainfully employed right here in my palace.
“Its clear that if we all work together as a people, irrespective of our special positions or privileged social status, we can deliver access to sustainable socioeconomic opportunity that suit our people.”
“It was an endless gratitude for me meeting his mother who is a corn seller and who demonstrates an incredible heart of motherhood. She reveres in awe of the stool of Oduduwa at the sight of me.”
“I thank God for the position he has put me in. Since my ascension, my royal stool is dedicated to ambitious young Nigerian populations who are daily pushing hard through the barriers of economy instability and uncertainties to gain better livelihood and reconstruct the multifarious challenges that are existential to our survival as a nation.”
“I look forward to continuing in the mission of discovering beautiful souls and Samuels out there who need help and I will continue to help and support all that I can.”