Ooni of Ife Offers Scholarship To Corn Seller’s Son Who Made A Portrait Of Him

Popular monarch of ife, Ooni, has reacted to the viral piece made by a corn seller’s son called Samuel in appreciation of him.

According to the king, the drawing made of him is a demonstration of motherhood.

He alleged that to appreciate the young boy, he will foot his tuition and employ him after he graduates from the tertiary institution.

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Ooni of Ife noted that his reaction is to encourage other young hard-working children to do more and never look back or limit themselves by the situation they find themselves.

The Monarch said, “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.

“It’s 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.”