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WHEN OONI SIJUWADE KISSED THE GROUND AND ENDED CUBA'S DROUGHT (pictured below). In 1987, the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Other Peoples (ICAP) considered it necessary to invite the then Ooni of Ife who then doubled as Co- Founder/Co-chairman, National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN), AROLE ODUDUWA OLOFIN ADIMULA, OONI OKUNADE SIJUWADE, OLUBUSE II to Cuba in recognition of the fact that a large percentage of the population of the Cuban Nation claim Yoruba descent, whose leadership they acknowledge in the OONI OF IFE. The Ooni accepted the invitation and all of Cuba was on hand to give the ‘ROYAL EAGLE' a most befitting welcome” OLUBUSE II, arrived in grand style, received with a red carpet treatment, set foot on Cuban soil, kissed the ground and declared “I ARRIVE AT HOME AWAY FROM HOME ” Before the arrival of Olúbùsé II, Cuba was parched, gripped by a relentless drought. News of the Ọòni’s visit stirred hope. Traditional priests rushed to the airport, pleading with the ROYAL EAGLE of The Yoruba(a major tribe of the larger Oduduwa race) to help them call the rain and that same night the Ooni arrived, it RAINED HEAVILY IN CUBA. Cuba hadn’t seen rain like that in years. The heavens had listened to the OONI. Fidel Castro visited the OONI afterwards to thank him for bringing the rain down.