Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, says he has been working on herbal solution to the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the globe.
Speaking on Monday at his palace in Ile-Ife, the monarch urged medical experts to explore the potentials inherent in alternative medicine to curb the pandemic.
“A divine proclamation came out to the world last year June 6, 2019, during the World Ifa Festival-Otura Meji,” he began.
“We foretold about the impending rage of this invisible pandemic war but few heard us.
“Look at Cuba, a country that has strong traditional ties with the Kingdom of Ife.
“They have not only defeated the COVID-19 but now rendering huge medical assistance to several countries across the world because they value their heritage.
“As a spiritual head, I have a lot gathered together for the use of mankind.
“I’m also currently working with Yem Kem International (Alternative Medicine Expert) pharmaceutical company for the packaging and distribution of these globally.
“I also challenge researchers both in Nigeria and abroad to make these natural herbs into clinical medicine and extract vaccines from them.
“Necessity is the mother of innovation, we must create results from our current ways of life, which is strange to us as a people.
“For example, the stay-at-home policy of the government should be improved upon to enable people work from home irrespective of their geographical location,” Ogunwusi said.
The monarch, who said there were several positive sides to the pandemic, expressed the belief that those in the political class must re-work the country’s system to enable Nigerians, especially the youths, to maximise their potentials.
“This in itself is a divine lesson that we must revive our health sector to satisfy everyone especially the poor and other vulnerable members of our society,” he said.
