The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja ll, expressed optimism that the existing and cordial relationship existing between Nigeria and French, culturally, economically and socially would be sustained and enhanced.
Ooni stated this when the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Jerome Pasquier, led the French delegation to his palace, in Ile-Ife.
The Ojaja ll, who is the co-chairman of National Council of Traditional Rulers in Nigeria, said the synergy is good for the overall development of both countries.
The monarch commended the Archaeological scholars and students who came from France, United Kingdom, United States of America, Ghana and Nigeria for their tenacity in discovering humanity.
Earlier,
the French Ambassador said that he was elated for paying homage to the monarch