40-Year Old From Giesi Ruling House Emerge New Ooni Of Ife

The Osun State Government has announced the name for the new Ooni of Ife. The new man to sit on the throne is Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi of the Giesi ruling house and a holder of Higher National Diploma in Accountancy from the Polytechnic Ibadan. Prince Adeyeye is 40 years old.

According to a Government statement, entitled “Appointment of a New Ooni,” , “This follows the completion of the due process and the communication of their (Kingmakers’) choice to the government.”

Ogunwusi will sit on the throne of Oduduwa, left by Oba Okunade Sijuade, who died on July 28 2015 in a London hospital.

The statement was signed by secretary to the state government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti.