Ooni Appoints Princess Ademiluyi As Ambassador Of Queen Moremi’s Legacy

By Sodiq Lawal

His imperial Majesty,  Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan , has appointed Princess Ronke Ademiluyi as the Heritage Ambassador for Queen Moremi Legacy as part of his efforts to add value to the Yoruba culture.

In a copy of the letter made available to Findout Newspaper, Ooni said that Ademiluyi was appointed as the official representative of Moremi, the African Heroine, having been at the forefront of promoting the African culture for years.

"Ademiluyi, founder of Africa Fashion Week, London and Nigeria, you are appointed in recognition of your efforts in promoting the largest International gathering that celebrated African fashion"

Ooni said that by the appointment, Ademiluyi was expected to develop sustainable avenues that would boost the legacies of Queen Moremi

He said there is need to reawaken the legacy of the impact of the traditional icon which was trying to go into extinction if not salvaged.

He noted that Queen Moremi remains an indelible new dawn of great awakening for the development of the Yorùbá culture.

In her reaction, Ademiluyi said that the engagement was very central to the mission of Oba Ogunwusi 's global reenactment of the Yorùbá culture.

She added that the appointment had tasked her to set out a roadmap on how this vision would be delivered and also build passions of amazing heroism.

She also noted that the statute of Queen Moremi was currently, the third tallest in Africa.

She expressed that promoting African culture and Yorùbá in particular through fashion dispensed Africa originality and creativity to global stage.

She expressed further that her initiative as the Ambassador of Queen Móremí would focus on the re- launch of second edition of Moremi beauty pageant to be known as the "Queen Móremí International".