Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has joined the federal government’s campaign against hate speech even as he reiterated his commitment to the empowerment of youths. Oba Ogunwusi gave the warning in his palace in IleIfe, Osun state, during a press conference heralding Youth Empowerment Summit 2017, organised by the Young Entrepreneurs of Nigeria (YEN), on Monday. Th e monarch, who also congratulated Nigerians on the return of President Muhammadu Buhari, said: “We thank God for the life of our president. God has transformed his life back. “Let us stop hate speech.
I want to implore the youth, let us come together and join hands together. Let the youth come together and support the government. Nigerian youths should wake up from slumber. We should stop being used and dump by politicians.” National President of YEN, Chris Kohol, said the association had empowered over 5, 000 youths entrepreneurs in the past 16 months. “Th e summit tour will be held in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria with over 30,000 delegates, 1, 000 exhibitors and 60 speakers. It is expected to be the biggest entrepreneurship event to be ever hosted in Nigeria,” he said.
