The Board and Management team of the Yoruba World Centre has shifted the launch of its Language Millionaire Contest to honour the late Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi III.
The event, initially scheduled to hold in May, will now hold in July.
A statement by the Director of Administration and Corporate Affairs, Gabriel Sosanya, said the reads: “This was done as a way of honouring and mourning the late Alaafin, as he was a huge part of the project, and was the one who chose the period of the launching.
“The centre recognises the late Alaafin as its strongest pillar till death, and describes him as a embodiment of Yoruba culture
“Alaafin Adeyemi was not just an oba of Oyo, but a father to all the Yoruba people wherever they live in the world. He was the embodiment of our history, a repertoire with large resources, an Alaafin that oozed out our culture in all his speeches, actions and comportment. When you met Alaafin Adeyemi, you have met a complete Yoruba in everything.”