The Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II has opened up about how music once saved him from committing suicide at a young age over an N8 billion loan he collected.
The first class Yoruba monarch made the revelation while speaking at the maiden edition of ‘Memorable Moments With Music’ at The Muson Centre, Lagos.
He revealed that the N8 million loan he collected was used on a failed real estate project, which later got him depressed but listening to music, however, saved him from committing suicide.
The monarch said; “There is power in music. When I almost committed suicide in my younger age as a real estate business man, it was music that saved my life. Music is a perfect communication with God.
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“I had become very successful in the real estate sector at a very young age. I took a loan of N8 billion about 12 years ago to build high rise building which I had to pull down by myself when we were already on the 10th floor, and the money went down the drain.
“Life turned upside down thereafter and the only option was for me to commit suicide, but listening to series of inspirational music reset my thinking faculty.
“I have since then adopted music as a very powerful solution tool when faced with challenge.
”Ooni further said he has decided to invest in music and art for the economic empowerment and mental liberation of the youths and the less privileged people,’’ he added.
