Ooni advocates more trade activities among African countries

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Ooni advocates more trade activities among African countries

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called for more trade activities among African nations in order to achieve economic prosperity on the continent, a statement said on Wednesday.

The monarch, who is currently on a seven-day working visit to the Republic of Uganda on the invitation of President Yoweri Museveni and his wife, Janet, to celebrate with the couple on their wedding anniversary and vow renewal in the President’s hometown Rukungiri, Uganda, said as a traditional leader and the Progenitor of the Oduduwa race, it was essential to speak on the need for peace and economic liberation among Africans.

“I want to thank President Museveni for prioritising his people and speaking in one voice with other African leaders on issues affecting the growth of Africa. Africa must rise to the task ahead and maintain a stable economy,” the monarch said.

He added, “The borderless African continent is an unexploited asset that is critical to unlocking the economic potential of African countries. The vision of the African Continental Free Trade Area is one of the flagships for the continent’s shared wealth and economic boom. It is a game changer that can provide a tariff-free framework that should have been in existence since 1957 when Ghana became the first African country to achieve independence from colonial rule.

“It is time to build the ‘Africa that We Want’, not as a slogan, but as an epic movement that restores Africa’s honour, pride, and reverence, from aid to trade.”

President Museveni thanked the Ooni for honouring his invitation and disclosed his readiness to work with him on the need to drive more trade and investment opportunities to Uganda.