PHOTOS: Ooni Ogunwusi Celebrates Aje Festival in Grandstyle

The Ooni of Ife during the celebration gave  a brief history of AJE and Ejigbomekun MARKET explaining that "Aje(deity of wealth) is a mother and goddess created at the dawn of time sent to the earth alongside Olokun(goddess of oceans) just like God also sent the duo of Obatala as Olofin owuro kutukutu and Oranfe Onile ina. 

While, Aje and Olokun served and have since become the supernatural benefactors of earthly wealth for mankind, Obatala Olofin owuro  kutukutu and Oranfe(Sango) Osangangan were and still remain the custodians of morning and afternoon respectively who combined efforts to build EJIGBOMEKUN market(EJI in Yoruba means TWO) with courses used as means of exchange after trade by barter. 

The Monarch said "All race of the world spent the first currency in the world created by nature from beneath the sea. It was first spent and discovered at Ejigbomekun market in Ile-Ife under the administration of AJE". Ooni Ogunwusi explained. 

 

 

                                                                   

K1 AT THE AJE FSETIVAL IN ILE-ILE

TOURISTS AT THE AJE FESTIVAL IN ILE-IFE

                             

OONI OGUNWUSI, WITH THE IYALOJA GENERAL CHIEF FOLASHADE TINUBU-OJO

The Iyaloja General of Nigeria, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo who led hundreds of leaders of markets from across Nigeria urged leaders in the country to use the opportunity of Aje festival to intensify efforts in ending recession in the country.