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

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, 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 .

Oba Ogunwusi in a copy of the letter made available in Lagos said that Ademiluyi was appointed 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,“ he said.

The traditional ruler said that by the appointment, Ademiluyi was expected to develop sustainable avenues that would boost the legacies of Queen Moremi.

“The African promoter’s responsibility is to seek strategic partnerships and collaborations and also generate and design activities that will promote and sustain the iconic Legacies of Moremi.

” We need to reawaken the legacy of the impact of the traditional icon which was trying to go into extinction if not salvaged, ” the Oba said.

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

Ademiluyi reacting to the appointment said that the engagement was very central to the mission of Oba Ogunwusi ‘s global reenactment of the Yorùbá culture.

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

The lawyer noted that promoting African culture and Yorùbá in particular through fashion dispensed Africa originality and creativity to global stage.

She said 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”.

“In actualisation of this great commission which Oba Ogunwusi has entrusted to me, I have resolved to bring together an array of stakeholders globally to support the preservation of Queen Móremí’s name and what she stood for while alive.

“I will protect Queen Móremí’s 12th Century iconic legacy as a contemporary torch bearer of Yorùbá culture and heritage globally,” she said.