26/10/2015

New Ooni Of Ife Emerges

                     Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has announced Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi as the new Ooni of Ife.

This is coming barely three months after the death of Oba Okunade Sijuwade. Prince Ogunwusi is from the Giesi ruling house and he is the 51st Ooni of Ile-Ife. In a press statement by the state governor, the kingmakers of Ife had done all the necessary pre-requisites and communicated the choice of Prince Ogunwusi to his office for approval.


                  new ooni
Therefore, Ogunwusi takes over from Oba Sijuade, who died on July 28, 2015 in a London hospital.

See statement below:
                   Appointment of  a New Ooni of Ife

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