The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has said that the greatest misfortune that has ever befallen Nigeria as a nation was the discovery of oil and gas. Ogunwusi said this late on Friday during a courtesy visit by the National Executive of Nigeria Tour Operators to the Ooni’s palace in Ile-Ife. The traditional ruler said that Nigerians had failed to develop the tourism potential in the country due to the discovery of crude oil. “As a nation, our biggest problem has been discovering oil; we have different tourism products rich in content which are nature-based. The Ooni of Ife also in his responses to requests made earlier by the leaders of the groups under NATOP assured them of his royal support.

Source: Punch March 16, 2019 11:37 UTC