The tallest statue in Nigeria and the 3rd in Africa has been be unveiled in Ife, Osun State in honour of Queen Moremi Ajasoro.
The statue was built as part of the moves by Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, to turn Ile-ife to a hub of global tourism.
The Queen Moremi Ajasoro Statue of Liberty is 42ft, the first of its kinds in the Ooni’s drive of cultural exhibition and transformation of Ife into a major tourist zone.
Moremi Ajasoro was a brave queen who, in order to solve the problems facing her people, offered anything she had to give in sacrifice to the spirit of Esimirin river i a bid to de
feat the enemies of Oodua race. She eventually liberated the people of Oodua land from slavery and invasion of faceless terrorists.
The Ooni said on Monday that:“We are already constructing the tallest statue in Nigeria to be known as MOREMI LIBERTY STATUE. This 42ft-statue which will be the third tallest in Africa is being erected right where Moremi lived before she became a diety thousands of years ago, as a goddess of liberty.
“It is going to be one of the greatest achievements in Nigerian tourism and will be unveiled in two weeks time during this year’s EDI/ MOREMI festival which is just a tip of the iceberg, as many more tourist advancement are coming in the subsequent years.”
Olori Wuraola Ogunwusi(Yeyelua) urged females to emulate the bravery act of Moremi, saying women needed to make themselves available for challenging roles on the modern society.
